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this main (hoot is to be conftantly faftened as it extends 

 in length, that it may not break or hang down. If the 

 fummcr is very hot, cover your plants from eleven in 

 the forenoon until two. 



If vour cuttings have produced ftrong flioots at Michael- 

 mas, prune them doun in dry weather to two eyes, but by 

 ro means delay this work until the fpring, for by fuch 

 delay, the young fhoots, if permitted to grow, v.'ill be 

 apt to decay at their extremities during the winter, which 

 is often of bad confequence to the whole plant. Should 

 the winter prove fevere, lay a little mulch or haulm 

 over their roots, to be removed in mild weather. In 

 April, dig up the borders gently, fo as not to hurl the 

 roots ot the Vines, raifing the earth fo high as to cover 

 the old wood, but yet oblerve not to cover either of the 

 eves of the laft year's wood ; and at this time he careful 

 to take off all fuckers. They will now require no fur- 

 ther care until they begin to fhoot, when they fliould 

 ♦ be carefullv looked over, and all fhoots rubbed off, ex- 

 cept the two from the two eyes of the laft year's wood, 

 V'hich are to be faftened to the wall ; and fo from this 

 time, until the Vines have done fhooting, they are to 

 be attended to everv three weeks, to rub off all the fide 

 flirots, and to train up the two main flioots to the tre- 

 lace, or feme fmall rods fixed in iron hooks; by the end 

 of 'Jv.lj.i pinch off their tops, which will llrengthen 

 all the eyes and wood, obferving to keep them clear of 

 weeds. At Michaelmas^ if the fhoots of this year's growth 

 are too r?ron!T, fhorttn them to three eyes, laying the 

 two outmoft branches horizontally from the main ftem, 

 if they can bear fuch a pofition without breaking them ; 

 and in April dig the borders as in the former year. 



The third feafon you mufi: go over the Vires again, as 

 focn as they begin to fhoot, rubbing off the dangling 

 branches and buds, which are produced at the fides, hut 

 rot at the eyes of the old wood, training the leading 

 (hoots, which this feafon may be fuppofed to be two, from 

 esch (hoot of the lafl: year's wood ; but if they attempt to 

 produce tv/o fhoots from one eye, rub off the weaker!:; 

 fuch fiioots as produce fruit this year, are not to be 

 checked in their grovvth, until the beginning of 7w/>', 

 vvhen vou may pinch off their tops; byvvhich means 



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