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couple of inches, that it may be loose and open, to re- 

 ceive the full benefit of the sun and air. 



April 8th. The buds will now be sufficiently un- 

 folded, to show the extremities of the first bunches of 

 fruit, peeping out betwixt the beautiful crimson edges 

 of the embryo leaves. Look carefully again over all 

 the buds, and if any be confined, and have not suffi- 

 cient room to push their shoots freely, give them relief 

 immediately. 



April 15th. Some of the buds will now be unfolded 

 two or three inches in length, and the leaves, as they 

 increase in size, will part with their variegated tints, 

 and gradually assume their permanent colours. The 

 small buds which frequently accompany the principal 

 ones, should now be rubbed off. 



April 22nd. Such shoots as have grown four or five 

 inches in length, will show all the bunches of fruit which 

 they will bear in the current season. Continue to ex- 

 amine the young shoots, to see if any of them are crip- 

 pled or obstructed in their growth, and, if so, give the 

 necessary relief. 



April 29th. If any small or secondary buds still 

 remain, rub them off immediately, as they will now im- 

 pede the growth of the young shoots. If weeds begin 

 to appear in the border, hoe them up, or pull them with 

 the hand, and rake the surface smooth and clean. 



May 6th. The shoots will now grow rapidly, and 

 the bunches of fruit unfold in quick succession. Con- 

 tinue to look over the former, and to remove any thing 

 that may obstruct their growth. 



May 13th. The shoots will now be of sufficient 

 length to be nailed to the wall. With respect to this 

 operation, the rule to be observed, is, never to suffer 

 any shoot to grow more than twelve inches without 

 nailing it, to protect it from the injurious effects of the 

 wind, and to give it the benefit of the warmth of the 



