1232 The Fruit Garden-.. [May- 



manner, the bunches of thefe fruit may be brought to be 

 Jarge and handfome, and much fooner and better ripened: 

 than what i^ commonly done. 



To do this, the vines mull now be perfectly well cleared 

 from all forts of ufelefs Ihoots of ths year ; and, at the fame 

 time, all the fru't-bearing, and other well-placed ufeful 

 fhoots, Ihould be nailed up regularly, and clofe to the wall.. 



This work fhould be done before the fiioots begin to en- 

 tangle, or any way interfere with each other ; for there is a 

 great deal of advantage attends this early dreifing, both in 

 affording an opportunity of performing the work with more 

 expedition and regularity, and for the greater benefit of the 

 trees and fruit ;. obferving, that all the immediate bearing 

 fhoots which now difcover the advancing young bunches 

 of fi uit upon them, muft be left; and fuch other fhoots as 

 have ftrength, and are very well fituated for training in, 

 for the purpofe of bearing the next year, mufl alfo be left 

 in places where they are apparently wanted, and can pof- 

 fibly be trained in. But all weak draggling fhoots, fuch 

 particularly as often rife immediately fromthe old wood, 

 are ufelefs, and mufl now be cleared away, wherever they 

 are produced ; and even flrong ihoots that are deftitute of 

 fruit, and rife in places v.here they are evidently not want- 

 ed, or are not well placed for training in for the ferviceof 

 next year, fhould be difplaced. 



When this is done, let all the bearing-lhoots, and all 

 others that are ufeful, and left in right places, be nailed 

 up clofe to the wall, in regular order 3 and do not top- 

 any of the fhoots now, but let each be trained up at its 

 full length for the prefent; and let every fhoot be laid in 

 flraight, and clear of another, in a regular manner, fo 

 that all the branches and fruit may equally enjoy the ad- 

 vantage of the fun and free air. 



After this, obferve that ail ihoots that rife in any part 

 of the vines, muA be conftantly rubbed off according as 

 they are produced J and by no means fuffer thofe fmall 

 Ihoots to remain, which commonly rife from the fides of 

 the fame fummer's fhoots that are now laid in ; but let 

 thefe be duly rubbed off as foon as they begin to ad- 

 vance. 



The early fummer dreffing of vines, in refpefl to prun- 

 ing, may be effefted with the finger and thumb, while 

 the ihoots are auite young and herbaccou.^ ; as the ufelefs 



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