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gathered last, those bunches that hang from twa to six 

 feet from the bottom of the wall. If the wall have 

 a projecting coping, the fruit on it will keep much 

 longer than on a wall that is destitute of such a 

 protection. 



October 28th. The leaves now" begin to fall pretty 

 fast, and where a good collection of vines are planted, 

 the great variety of tints and shades of colour of the 

 leaves, in their different stages of decay, will present 

 a pleasing object to the eye, and offer to the mind an 

 interesting subject of contemplation. The fine dark 

 purple red of the claret grape leaves, contrast charm- 

 ingly with the bright yellow shades of the white sweet- 

 water, and the rich vermilion tints of the black mus- 

 cadine. 



November &th. As long as any bunches of fruit re- 

 main, they must be examined every three or four days, 

 and all decayed berries carefully cut out. 



The wasps and flies that now remain, will be too- 

 weak to injure the fruit. If, covering the vine, there- 

 fore, bagging the branches, have been resorted to, to 

 protect the fruit, it should now be discontinued, and 

 netting substituted in its stead. Nets offer but little 

 obstruction to the free circulation of the air, the bene- 

 fit of which will now be more than ever necessary to 

 keep the fruit dry. In putting the netting on, great 

 care must be taken that the extremities of it are in 

 close contact with the wall, and the body of it a suf- 

 ficient distance from its surface, that the birds may be 

 prevented from getting inside, or picking the berries 

 through the meshes. To effect this latter object, pro- 

 cure some sticks or bits of lath, about a foot in length, 

 and making the ends smooth, cut a notch or two at one 

 end of each of them. Put the smooth ends against 

 the wall, and the notched ones against the netting, 

 which must be stretched out sufficiently far from the 



