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closely to the wall or otherwise. All such buds must 

 be immediately relieved, by cutting the shreds which 

 confine them, or by putting small bits of wood, or 

 other convenient things, betwixt the shoots and the 

 wall, and thereby making a space for the buds to 

 swell in. In dry weather, fork up the border to the 

 depth of a couple of inches, that it may be loose and 

 open, to receive the full benefit of the sun and air. 



8th. The buds will now be sufficiently unfolded, 

 to show the extremities of the first bunches of fruit, 

 peeping out betwixt the beautiful crimson edges of 

 the embryo leaves. Look carefully again over all the 

 buds, and if any be confined, and have not sufficient 

 room to push their shoots freely, give them relief im- 

 mediately. 



15th. Some of the buds will now be unfolded two 

 or three inches in length, and the leaves, as they 

 increase in size, will part with their variegated tints, 

 and gradually assume their permanent colors. The 

 small buds, which frequently accompany the principal 

 ones, should now be rubbed oflf. 



22d. Such shoots as have grown four or five 

 inches in length, will show all the bunches of fruit 

 which they will bear in the current season. Con- 

 tinue to examine the young shoots, to see if any of 

 them are crippled, or obstructed in their growth, and 

 if so, give the necessary relief 



29th. If any small or secondary bud sstill remain, 

 rub them off immediately, as they will now impede 

 the growth of the young shoots. If weeds begin to 

 appear in the border, hoe them up, or pull them with 

 the hand, and rake the surface smooth and clean. 



May 6th. The shoots will now grow rapidly, and 

 the bunches of fruit unfold in quick succession. Con- 

 tinue to look over the former, and to remove anything 

 that may obstruct their growth. 



13th. The shoots will now be of sufficient length 

 to be nailed to the wall. With respect to this opera- 

 tion, the rule to be observed, is, never to suffer any 

 shoot to grow more than twelve inches without nail- 



