May.] The Fruit Garden. 23J 



ihoots may then, without a knife, be very expeditioufty 

 rubbed off clofe to the mother wood. 



Vineyards, ' 



The vines in the vineyard ihould alfo be gone over 

 now ; and this ihould be done, fome time between the 

 middle and the laft day of the month. 



Ail the Ihoots that have fruit upon them, and others 

 that are ftrong and well placed, for the fervice of another 

 year, muft now be trained up clofe and regular to the 

 ilakes. At the fame time, let the vines be cleared from 

 all ufelefs wood : that is, all fmall dangling fhoots mull 

 be cleared away, in every part where they appear ; like- 

 wife all fuch Ihoots as are barren of fruit, and are produced 

 in places where they cannot be properly trained for the 

 next year's ufe, muft alfo be rubbed off clofe ; then let the 

 proper Ihoots be trained up in a regular manner, fo that 

 each may receive an equal benefit of fun and air ; both of 

 which are abfolutely neceffary to promote the growth of 

 the fruit, and alfo to ftrengthen the fhoots which are for 

 next year's fervice. 



. The vines, after this, mull be conftantly cleared from 

 all ihoots that are afterwards produced ; and this ihould 

 be duly praftifed, as often as new fhoots any where ap- 

 pear; for if thefe were permitted to remain, they v^ould 

 not only fhade the fruit a great deal too much, but would 

 alfo rob them, and the principal fhoots, of fome part of 

 their nourifhment. 



Keep the ground between the rows of vines perfedly 

 clear from weeds. 



This fhould be particularly obferved during the fum- 

 mer feafon ; for it is a great advantage to the growth, and. 

 timely ripening of the fruit, to keep the furface of the 

 ground about the vines always clean ; and where that is 

 not doly obferved, the grapes will never attain perfeftion, 

 either as to fize or flavour. 



Therefore, as foon as weeds begin to advance, let a 

 hoe be applied to them in a dry day ; and where a Dutch 

 hoe can be ufed, that inf^rument will make clean and ex^ 

 peditious work with the weeds. 



Si raiv berry Plants in Bloffom. 



The flrawberry plants will be in full blofTom this 



month ; 



