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wifli; firtcs afterward, when the it is ufual to fee fix or eight Br'an-^ 

 Vineyard is a few Years older, the chcs left upon each Root, and 

 Wine may anfwer their Expeola- thofe, periiaps, left with fix or 

 tion. As to the Fermenting and eight Eyes to each ; fo that if thefe 

 Managing the Wine, that is treated are fruitful, one Root muft pro- 

 of particularly under the Article of duce near four times the Number 

 V/ines, to which the Reader is de- of Bunches which the Italm'/is do 

 lir'd to turn. ever permit, and fo confequently 

 The Vineyard being now arriv'd the Fruit will not be fo well nou- 

 to a bearing State, fliould be treat- riih'd, and the Roots will alfo be 

 cd after the following Manner : greatly weaken'd , as is the Cafe of 

 Firft, In the Pruning, there fhould all Sorts of Fruit-trees, when a 

 never be too many Branches left greater Number of Fruit is left on 

 upon a Root, nor thofe too long i than the Trees can nourifli. 

 tor although by doing of this, The next Thing is, conftantly to 

 there may be a greater Quantity of keep the Ground perfectly clean 

 Fruit produc'd, yet the juice of between the V'lnesy never permit- 

 rhefe will never be fo good as ting any Sort of Plants or Weeds 

 •when there is a moderate Quantity to grow there •. The Ground fhould 

 of Fruit, which vj'iW be better nou- aUb be carefully dug every Spring, 

 riih'd, and the Roots of the Plants and every third Year fliouid have 

 not fb much weaken'd, which is fomc Manure, which fhould be of 

 found to be of fo bad Confequence different Sorts, according to the 

 to Vineyards, that when Gentle- Nature ot the Ground, or which 

 men abroad let out Vineyards to can be moft conveniently pro- 

 Vigyierons, there is always a Claufe cur'd. 



inierted in their Leafes to direct If the Land is ffiflF, and inclina- 



how many Shoots fliall be left up- ble to bind on the Surface, then 



on each Vine, and the Number of Sea-Sand or Sea-Coal Afhes are ei- 



Eyes to which the Branches muff ther of them very good Manure 



be fl::orten'd ; becaufe were not the for it j but if the Ground be loofe 



V'lgr.crcns thus ty'd down, they and dry, then Lime is the befl tVla- 



would overbear the Vines ^ fb that nure for it. This muft be fpread 



in a few Years they would ex- thin upon the Surface of the Ground 



haufl their Roots, ana render them before it is dug, and in digging 



fo weak, as not to be recover'd a- fliould be bury'd equally in every 



gain in fcveral Years, and their Part of the Vineyard. Thefe are 



Wine would be fo bad, as to bring much preferable to any Sort of 



a Difreputation on the Vineyard, Dung for Vines, fo that it will be 



to the great Lofs of the Propri- worth the Ex pence to procure ei- 



etor. ther of them : And as they do re- 



The Number of Branches which quire manuring but every third 



the Italians do generally agree to Year, fo where the Vineyard is 



kavc upon a ibong Vine, are four ; large, it m.ay be divided into three 



tv70 of the ftrongell have four equal Parts 5 each ot which may 



Eyes, and the two w^eaker arc be manur'd in its Turn, whereby 



fn.ortcn'd down to two Eyes each ; the Expence will be but little every 



Vv hich is very diiferent from the Year ; whereas when the Whole is 



. common Pructice in l.>>;§"/^«.< where manur'd together it wilj add to 



the 



