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the Expence, and in many Places 

 there can't be a fufficient Qiiantity 

 procured to manure a large Vine- 

 yard in one Year. 



This Digging and Manuring 

 fhould always be perform'd about 

 the Beginning of March y at which 

 time all the luperficial or Bay- 

 Roots, as they are call'd, muft be 

 cut off, but the larger Roots mufl 

 not be injured by the Spade, ^c. 

 therefore the Ground dole to the 

 Stem of the Vines mull not be dug 

 too deep. After this is done, the 

 Stakes Ihould be placed down, one 

 on each Side the Vines, at about 

 iixteen Inches from their Stems, 

 to which the longefl Bearing-bran- 

 ches fhould be faftenM, and one 

 Stake cloie to the Stem, to which 

 the two riiorter Branches fhould be 

 trained upright, to furnifh Wood 

 for the fucceeding Year. 



In the Summer they muft be 

 carefully look'd over, as before, 

 rubbing off all v/eak, dangling 

 Shoots, and training the good ones 

 to the Stakes regularly, as they are 

 produced, and thole of tlum which 

 have Fruit, fliould be ftopp'd in 

 May, about three Joinrr. icv^iid 

 the Bunches ; but the onght 

 Shoots, which arc delif . u for 

 Bearing the following Year, mufi: 

 not be ftopp'd 'till tlie Beginning . c 

 July, when they may be left a- 

 bout five Feet longj for if they 

 are ftopp'd foonci in the Year, it 

 will caufe 'em to flioot out many 

 dangling Branches from the Sides 

 of the Eyes, which vvill not only 

 occafion more Trouble to difplace 

 'em, but alfo will be injurious to 

 the Eyes or Buds. 



N. B. All this Summer-Dreffmg 

 fliould be perform'd with the 

 Thumb and Finger, and not with 

 Knives, becaufe the Wounds made 

 by Inftruments in Summer, do not 



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heal lb foon as when Hopp'd by 

 gently nipping the leading Bud, 

 which if done before the Shoot is 

 become woody, it may be effefted 

 with great Eafe, being very tender 

 while young. 



When a Vineyard is thus careful- 

 ly drefs'd, it will afford as much 

 Pleafure in viewing it as any Plan- 

 tation of Trees or Shrubs whate- 

 ver, the Rows being regular, and 

 if the Stakes are exactly placed, 

 and the upright Shoots ftopp'd to 

 an equal Height, thei"e is nothing 

 in Nature which will make a more 

 beautiful Appearance j and during 

 the Seafon that the Vines are in 

 Flower, they do emit a moft grate- 

 ful Scent, efpecially in a Morning 

 and Evening, and when the Grapes 

 begin to ripeii, there will be a 

 frefh Pleafure arifmg in viewing 

 of them. 



But as the Beauty of Vineyards 

 arifes from the regular Difpolitioa 

 of the Branches of the Vines, lb 

 great Care fliould be taken in their 

 Management, to train 'em regular- 

 ly, and to provide every Year for 

 new Wood to bear the lucceeding 

 Year, becaufe the Wood which 

 has produced Fruit, is commonly 

 cut quite away, after the Fruit is 

 gathered} or at leaft is fhorten'd 

 down to two Eyes, to force out 

 Shoots for the next Year, where 

 there is not a fufticient Number of 

 Branches upon the Vine, of thole 

 trained upright; fo that in Sum- 

 mer, when the Vines are in Perfe- 

 ftion. there flioulli \>Q lix upright 

 Shoots trained fory the next Year's 

 Wood, and three or four Bearing- 

 branches, with Emit on them ; 

 more than thele /ought never to 

 be left upop-^^e Vine, for the 

 Reafons before given. 



N. 5. The Ativernat, or Trwff 



Bur gundy Grp^pe, is valued in Trance 



K k before 



