Apr.] The Fruit Garde ^^. 191 



By the above early regulating the grape- vines, the 

 bunches of grapes will be large and fine, and will ripen 

 more regular and Iboner than when the vines are fuffered 

 to run into confufion, before they- are looked over ; be- 

 fides, by timely looking over the vines, one may do as 

 much in one hour, as in fix, when the flioots of all forts 

 are fuffered to run and mix in a confufed manner, one 

 wiih another. 



The vines in tli^e vineyard fliould now have ftakcs placed 

 to them. If it was not done before, let this be done the 

 beginning of the month. 



Fix the Hakes firmly in the ground ; then let the vines 

 be tied to them neatly, and at regular dillances. 



The ground between the rows of vines, iliould be kept 

 perfedly free from weeds ; for a great deal of fuccefs de- 

 pends upon keeping the furface clean, with regard to the 

 growth of the fruit. 



Therefore, when weeds make their appearance, let the 

 hoe be applied to them in a dry day, and deftroy them 

 before they arrive at. any confiderable bignefs. 



FrQte5ling the Blojomsy tffc. of Wall-trees from Froji. 



Continue to defend the bloflbms and young fruit oh 

 wall-trees, but more particularly thofe of the choice forts 

 of apricots, peaches, and neftarines. 



Where the fneltering of thefe trees is pradlifed, it fhould 

 •be continued conftantJy all this month ; for although there 

 may happen to be fome fine warm nights, yet the weather 

 is fo very inconllant at this feafon, that we often have fuch 

 very fharp froils, as to prove the deftrudion of the bloffoms 

 and young fruit, on fuch of the above trees as are fully 

 ■expofed . 



Therefore, in unfavourable fprings, the fhelters fhould 

 be continued till the fruit is as large as the end of a man's" 

 little finger ; and even then they are not always pail dan- 

 ger, as is often experienced. 



Thofe perfons who cover their trees with mats, fhould 

 take them down in fine mornings, and put them up again 

 •in the evening. But thofe who cover them with branches 

 of evergreens, fuch as laurel, yew, &c. are to let them 

 remain conitantly, night and day, till the fruit is pail 

 danger. 



Rubbing 



