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preferv'di but the other Sorts aire 

 hCs common, and only in fbme cu- 

 rious Gardens at prefent. Thcfe 

 Plants are all very hardy, and may 

 be propagated by planting their 

 Cuttings early in the Spring, be- 

 fore they fhoot} they require a 

 firefli light Soil, and mull be fre- 

 quently refrefh'd with Water, until 

 they have taken Root j after which 

 they muft be carefully clear'd from 

 Weeds, during the Summer Sea- 

 fonj and if the Winter proves fe- 

 vere, you muft lay a little Mulch 

 upon the Surface of the Ground 

 between the Plants, to prevent the 

 Froft from penetrating to their 

 Roots, which would injure them 

 while they are young : Toward the 

 Middle ot March, if the Seafon be 

 favourable, you fliculd tranfplant 

 them either into the Places where 

 they are defign'd to remain, or in- 

 to a Nurfery for two or three 

 Years, to get Strength ; where 

 they muft be prun'd up, in order 

 to form them into regular Plants, 

 otherwife they are very fubjed to 

 fhoot out their Branches in a ftrag- 

 gling manner. 



If thefe Plants are plac'd in a 

 warm Situation, and have a kindly 

 light Soil, they will grow to be 

 eight or ten Feet high, and pro- 

 duce their Spikes of Flowers at the 

 Extremity of every ftrong Shoot in 

 Autumn i which although of no 

 great Beauty, yet coming late in 

 the Year, and having an odd Ap- 

 pearance, together with the Varie- 

 ty of their Leaves, renders them 

 worthy of a Place in fmail Wildcr- 

 nefs Quarters amongft other Shrubs 

 of the fame Growth, 



They may alfo be propagated by 

 laying down their Branches in the 

 Spring of the Year (in doing ot 

 which, you muft be very careful 

 not to break them, for their Shoots 



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are extremely brittle, and very fub- 

 je<5t to fplit off with the leaft Vio> 

 lence:) Thefe will take Root in 

 one Year, provided they are wa- 

 ter'd in very dry Weather,- and 

 may then be tranfplanted out, and 

 manag'd as was directed for thoie 

 Plants rais'd from Cuttings. 



VITIS; The Vine. 

 The Characters are; 



The Flower confijis of many Lea^esl 

 which are placed in a circular Or- 

 der y and ex f and in lorm of a Rofe ; 

 the Ovary, which is fituated in tho 

 Bottom of the Flowery afterwards be- 

 comes an oval or round Fruity which 

 is very full of Juice, and contains 

 many fm all Stones in each. To which 

 fljould be added. That the Tree is^ 

 climbing, fending forth Clafpers at 

 the Joints, by which it fafiens it felf 

 to whatever Flam Jlands near it, 

 and the Fruit is produced in Bun- 

 ches, 



The Species are j 



J . ViTis J fylvejlris Labrufca. C, 

 B. P. The Wild Vine, commonly 

 caird, the Claret Grape. This Sort 

 of Grape is pretty well known in 

 England; it has a Berry of a mid- 

 dling Size, of deep black Colour, 

 covered over with a Bloom like a 

 Plum, which may be wiped off^ 

 the Juice ftains of a deep red Co- 

 lour, and before it is quite dead- 

 ripe, is ot an auftere Tafte^ the 

 Bunches are pretty large, but fliort, 

 having commonly two Side-Bun- 

 ches or Shoulders, on the upper 

 part of the Bunch; the Leaves of 

 this Vine are jagged, and change 

 to a deep red Colour before they 

 fall off. 



2. ViTis; pr&cox, ColumelU. H. 

 R. Far. This is called in E7jglmd 

 the July Grape, but in France, Mo- 

 rillon and Vigne haflive. This is 

 the earlieft Grape at preient knowa 

 in England, for which it is chiefly 



preferved. 



