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Ivater and fhade 'em until they 

 have taken Root. 



TIius having made one Pvidge, 

 you may continue to make as ma- 

 ny more as you have Glades for, 

 allowing lix Feet between each 

 Ri.ige for a Path to go be- 

 tween them; which, at the firft 

 making the Ridges, may fcem a 

 great deal, yet after the Vines have 

 run, and the Sides ot the Ridges 

 made up to fupport 'em, there 

 will not be above two Feet left for 

 a Parh, which is as little as can 

 well be allow'd. 



Your Plants having: made new 

 Roots, and put out a fourth Leaf-, 

 you fhould nip oft" the Top of 

 each, to force out Runners from 

 the Bottom (as was before di- 

 re6ted for thofe in Frames j) and 

 as the Weather increafes warm, Co 

 you fiiould always raife up the 

 GlafTes on the South-ilde v/ith 

 Stones, in the Middle of the Day, 

 to give 'em Air, v/hich will cauie 

 *em to be very ftrong; and aifo 

 give them a little Water twice a 

 Week, if the V/eather be good 5 

 but don't give 'em too much at eacJi 

 Time, left you thereby canker and 

 rot their Roots. 



About the Middle of May, or 

 fooncr (according as your Plants 

 have thriven) their Runners will 

 have grown ib as to crufli againft 

 the GlalFes on every Side j there- 

 fore you ftiould place three Bricks 

 under each Glafs at Right Angles, 

 upon which the Glafles ftiould be 

 fet, fo that there may be a Hol- 

 low under each of about two In- 

 ches, or lefs, which will be fufh-^ 

 cicnt to admit the Runners outj 

 then you ftiould gently lead them 

 from under the Glaifes, putting 

 each in its right Pofition, lb that 

 they raiy not crois or intangle 

 With each oth:r j to prevent which, 

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you ftiould have fbme fmall forked 

 Sticks (fuch as are commonly uled 

 in laying Carnations) with which 

 you ftiould gently peg down each 

 ftrong Runner, which will pre- 

 vent their being dilplac'd by the 

 Wind, or any other Accident. But 

 you muft obfervc; if the Nights 

 prove cold after they are let out 

 from under the Glalles, to cover 

 'em v/ith Matsj otherv/ife the 

 Ends of the Shoots will fuffer by 

 the Cold, to the no fmall Injury 

 of the Plants : You muft alfb ob- 

 ferve to refrefti 'em VvHth Water 

 (as before ;•) but forbear all other 

 pruning or handling them, for the 

 Reafjns before laid down. 



When the Vines have extended 

 them lei ves to the Sides of the 

 Ridges, you fliould dig up the 

 Ground on each Side about two 

 Feet wide, laying therein Ibme old 

 rotten Horfe-dung, covering ic 

 with the Earth, Co as to raile ic 

 even with the Top of the Ridges, 

 whereby they will be widened 

 near tour Feet ; and Co the Vmes 

 will have Room to run on each 

 Side, without hanging down from 

 the Ridges y and the old Dung 

 which was laid on each Side will 

 be of great Service to the Roots. 

 After having made up the Ridges 

 in this manner, you muft gently 

 lay out the Shoots thereon^ being 

 careful to train 'em in their proper 

 Order, lb as not to crofs each 

 other: You m.uft alio carefully 

 clear 'em from Vv'"eedsj but be ve- 

 ry carelul that you do not bruife 

 or break the Leaves with your 

 Hands j and then fet tho Glaiks on 

 again over the Roots, where they 

 may remain unremov'd during the 

 Continuance of the Plants : For af- 

 ter this, all the Water which i3 

 given to 'em muft be gently fprink- 

 led all over the Pl.mcs ; and it's no 

 K, irtatter 



