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monly the Cafe in Autumn) nmfl: 

 neceltarily contribute greatly to ren- 

 der the Juices Icis perfcd: : There- 

 fore great Care Ihould be had to 

 the Nature of the Soil upon which 

 they are planted. 



The next Thing necefTary to be 

 conlider'd is, the Situation of the 

 Place j which, if polfible, fliould 

 be on the North Side of a River, 

 upon an Elevation inclining to the 

 South, with a fmall gradual De- 

 fcent, that the Moiflure may the 

 better drain oft'i but if the Ground 

 flopes too much, it is by no means 

 proper for this Purpofe : but if at 

 a Diiliance from this Place, there 

 are larger Hills which defend it 

 from the North and North-lVeJl 

 Winds, it will be of great Service, 

 becaufe hereby the Sun's Rays will 

 be reflected with a greater Force, 

 and the cold Winds being kept off, 

 will render the Situation very warm. 

 Add to this, a chalky Surface 

 (whigh if thofe Hiijs do abound 

 with,' as there are many Situations 

 in England which do) it will Ibll 

 add to the Heat of the Place by re- 

 flecting a greater Qiiantity of the 

 Sun's Rays. 



The Country about this Hiould 

 be open and hilly j for W it be 

 much planted, or low and boggy, 

 the Air will conilantly be fiil'd with 

 moift Particles, occalion'd by the 

 plentiful Perfpiration of the Trees, 

 or the Exhalations from the adjoin- 

 ing Marllies, whereby the Fruit 

 V7iii be greatly prejudic'd (as was 

 before obferv'd.) Thefe Vineyards 

 fhould always be open to the Eafl, 

 that the Morning Sun may come 

 on 'em to dry otf the iVloillure of 

 the Night early, which by lylivg; 

 too long upon the Vines, doirs great- 

 ly retard the Ripening of- their 

 Fruit, and renders it crude and il!- 

 tafted : And fince the Fruit of 



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Vines are rarely ever injur'd hy EaJ!- 

 efly Winds, ib there will be no 

 Reafon to apprehend any Danger 

 from fiich a Situation; the South- 

 VVeJi, North-Wefi, and North Winds 

 being the molt injurious to Vine- 

 yards in England (as indeed they 

 are to moft other Fruit) Ib that, if 

 polliblc, they fhould be flielter'd 

 therclrom. Having made Choicf? 

 ot a Soil and Situation proper for 

 this Purpofe, the next thing to be 

 done, is to prepare it for Planting. 

 In doing of which, the following 

 Method fliould be obferv'd : In tiit: 

 Spring it ihoukl be plough'd as 

 deep as the Surface will admit, 

 tuvnipf^ the Sward into the Bottom 

 or each Furrow; then it Ihould Ix: 

 well hirrow'd to break the Ciods, 

 and clean fc it from the Roots of 

 noxious Weeds; and after this, it 

 muiL be conftantly kept plough'd 

 and harrow'd for at leaft one- Year, 

 to render the Surface light, and 

 hereby it will be rendtr'd fertile 

 by imbibing the nitrous Particles 

 of the Air (efpecially if it be long 

 expos'd thereto before it is planr- 

 ed :) Then in March the Ground 

 fiiould be well plough'd again; and 

 after having made the Surface pret- 

 ty even, the Rows ihould be mark'd 

 out from South-Eafl to North-lVeJc, 

 at the Diftance of ten Feet from 

 each other; and thefe Rows Ihould 

 be crois'd again at five or lix Feet 

 Diflance, which will mark out the 

 exad: Places where each Plant Ihould 

 be p!-:c'd, [o that there will be ten 

 Feet Row from Row, and five or 

 iix Feet aliinder in tjic Rows, 

 nearer than which they ough: ne- 

 ver to be planted. And herein 

 molt People who have planted 

 Vineyards, have greariy err'd, fo:nc 

 hav-ng allowed no more than five 

 Feet Rov/ from Row, and thj: 

 Piants buv tin^ce Feet aiunder i:i 



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