352 The Fruit Garden. [July. 



tke Tame time, be all naiied in clofe and regular to the 

 wall. 



Do not (horten any of the fhoots at this time, but let 

 every one be laid in at its proper length. 



Look alfo again ov er fuch wall and efpalier trees as 

 were ordered and nailed in the two laft months ; and fee 

 if all the proper fhoots which were laid in laft month keep 

 firm in their places ; and where there any that have 

 been difplaced, or are loofe, or projed much from the 

 wall, let them be now nailed in again clofe in their pro- 

 per pofition. 



Likevvife obferve, if there has been any ftraggling 

 Ihoots produced fince laft month, in places where not 

 wanted, and let them now be difplacsd. 



Management of Fig-trees, 



Nov/ begin to nail fig-trees ; nail in as many of the 

 fhoots- of thefe trees at this time as you can convenient- 

 ly. Lay them ftraight and regular, and do not top or 

 ihorten any of them. Sep the work of AuguJ}, 



Vines » 



Vines fhould alfo be now looked over again, in order' 

 to clear tkem from all fuch fhoots as have been produced 

 fince laft month. 



In vines, many fmall flioots generally rife, one at leaft: 

 from every eye of the fame fummer's ihoots, which were 

 laid in a month or two ago ; and the fame fmall (hoots, 

 muft now, according as they are produced, be all as duly 

 difplaced. 



All other (hoots, wherever placed, that have been 

 lately produced, muft alfo now be rubbed off clofe; and 

 all fuch ftioGts as ihall rife any time this month, fhould 

 as they come, be continually taken oir. 



Where this is cbferved aud duly pradlifed, the bunches 

 of grapes will be large and perfectly grown ; and every. 

 bench will alfo ripen more regular and fooner by at leafl 

 three weeks, than where the vines are neglefted and per- 

 mitted to be over run with ufelefs Ihoots. See May and 

 June. 



T)eJ}roy Wafps and other Jvfe Sis,. 



Now hang up in the wall'trees fome phials filled with; 

 fugared water, in order to catch and deftroy wafps, and 



other 



