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ihe fhoots and their buds will be fully ripened, to fend 

 out good wood tor the fubfequenl year, which rnufl: be 

 carefully preferved in young Vines, as theie are not any 

 flioots laid in on purpofe for wood, as. praflifcd in the ma- 

 jiagement ot old vines; and again attend to the caution 

 of weeding. As the fruit of this year (being tiie urfl:) is 

 of very little confeqiience, I would recommend the rak- 

 ing it off; in order to encourage the wood, frorti the good- 

 nefs and maturity of which, we are to expcft a good crop, 

 when the vines are to be forced. 



The fourth year's management of vines, if not forced 

 until the fifth, is much the fame as the preceding. I 

 ihall therefore proceed to give direftions for the autumnal 

 pruning, previous to their forcing in t!ie fpring. 



I would recommend the fetting up the trelace in the 

 beginning of the fourth }ear, that they may be trailed 

 to them one year before forcing, and by that means all 

 the branches may be lai." in proper order, for their well 

 fruiting. Thefe trelaces may be ere6ud fo as ti- be held 

 by hooks, which projeoi two, or at ni-ifl tlirt-e inches 

 from the wall, as J have already raeptioncd, «.!r bv the 

 great iron trelace, which may be !o interlaced, as fo 

 make one whole trelace. Thelc wr.ich are (:eri<;,ned for 

 Vines, (hould have their rails eight inches one irom t' e 

 other, crolling one another. The word-work fhonio be 

 of fir, well painted, and the whole well nailed togecner, 

 to fuftain the frame of the whole trelace. To thefe bars 

 of the trelace, the fhools are to be faflened as they grow, 

 with rope-yarn, or other foft binding, fo that every fboot 

 may have its due and regular pofition, not fuflfering any 

 to crofs or interlace each other. Vv'hen we come to force 

 ihc vines, every fhoot fliould be pruned for fruit, and not 

 for wood. Tliis pruning f]\ould be early in the preced- 

 ing autumn, that tliC buds which are left on the fhoots 

 may receive all pofTible nourifhmer, t from the Vine, and 

 be fecured in the order they are to lye. 



The glafTcs and frame fhou'd not l)e placed before the 

 ^'ines until the midc'le of February, of which I Oiall now 

 give a defcription Thefiame fhoultl be made fifty feet 

 long, as tliere will be annually fifty feet of walling, upon 

 each fide of the gate, to be forced ; but if you think fifty 

 feet too great a length to force with cne fire, confine 



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