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should hereafter break again, pinch them back in hke 

 manner throughout the season. 



Pay great attention to the future bearhig-shoots, 

 and nail them firmly, as directed June 17th. 



8th. Continue daily inspection, as the A^ne will 

 still grow most vigorously, and if neglected, useless 

 shoots, laterals and tendrils, will speedily appear in 

 all parts of it. The bunches first in blossom will now 

 begin to have their berries set. 



i5th. Keep the border clear of weeds, by hoeing or 

 forking up the surface, which will admit the sun's 

 rays to pass through it, and thereby warm and cher- 

 ish the surface roots. 



The blossoming being now nearly over, the berries 

 will be setting in rapid succession. As soon, there- 

 fore, as they have all grown to the size of very small 

 peas, an estimate must be made as near as possible of 

 the weight which the whole crop would ultimately 

 attain if suffered to remain and ripen ; and the excess, 

 if any, above the quantity which the vine can mature, 

 agreeably to the scale given in page 34, must be cut 

 off. This is a most important operation, and one that 

 cannot be delayed without materially compromising 

 the health of the vine. In some instances, the excess 

 perhaps will be but trifling, while in others, it will 

 probably be very great. I have frequently had young 

 vines produce from eighty to a hundred full-sized 

 bunches of grapes each, Avhich, if matured, would 

 have weighed at least sixty pounds ; while their in- 

 dividual strength was not equal to the ripening of 

 more than a fourth part of that quantity. In such 

 cases, three bunches out of every four have been cut 

 off". In reducing the number of bunches, get rid of 

 the smallest, and the ragged and uneven ones, if any, 

 and also all such as hang too far distant from the 

 wall, to have the full benefit of the warmth and re- 

 flection of it ; and select to remain those which are 

 largest in size and berry, taking care that they be dis- 

 tributed over the vine, as equally as possible. 



Many sorts of grapes frequently produce on the 



