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ing it, to protect it from the injurious effects of the 

 wind, and to give it the benefit of the warmth of the 

 wall by close contact. This operation must be per- 

 formed very carefully throughout this month, as the 

 young shoots are extremely tender and brittle. There 

 will be many shoots emitted from different parts of 

 the vine, that will neither show fruit, nor be of a 

 sufficient size to be retained for future bearers. All 

 such must be now rubbed off, unless foliage be re- 

 quired to cover any adjacent bunches of fruit, in 

 which case pinch the tops off at the second or third 

 joint, and they will not then require to be nailed. In 

 managing the vine throughout the season, be careful 

 to observe this general rule ; that every operation in 

 which the shoots, leaves, or fruit are concerned, must 

 be performed when the weather is dry, and after the 

 dew is dissipated in the morning, and before it begins 

 to fall in the evening. 



20th. Nail the shoots that show fruit, and that are 

 intended to be cut out at the next autumnal pruning, 

 sufficiently near to each other, to cause their leaves, 

 when they attain their fall size, to form a continued 

 unbroken surface, which will be hereafter of the great- 

 est service in protecting and maturing the fruit. But 

 such shoots as are intended to be trained for future 

 bearers, must have as much of the clear surface of 

 the wall to themselves as possible, never less, indeed, 

 than five inches on each side of every shoot. 



The whole crop of grapes will have been shown 

 previously to this time. During the last three or four 

 weeks, the leafing of the vine, and the unfolding of 

 the bunches of fruit in rapid succession, will have 

 presented a sight of the most pleasing and gratifying 

 nature. If the cultivator has not during the preced- 

 ing year imposed on the vine the task of ripening a 

 greater quantity of fruit than its strength would per- 

 mit, without encroaching too much on its vital ener- 

 gies ; and has subsequently used the pruning knife in 

 a skilful manner, he will now be rewarded with the 

 prospect of not only an abundant, but most probably 

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