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walls are low. I have had very fine Grapes on 

 East and West walls, in good seasons, between 

 Peaches, Plums, &c. particularly when the trees 

 are young. You must keep cutting in the Vines as 

 the other trees grow and fill up the walls. I also 

 train them over the tops of trees on each side ; 

 which never does any harm to the trees below, pro- 

 vided you keep them nailed to the walk I have 

 also planted Vines between trees on North and 

 East aspects, and trained them over the tops of the 

 South and West walls, to fill the upper parts, till 

 the Peaches and Nectarines cover them. I then 

 cut away part of the Vines, leaving only as many 

 shoots as I may think necessary. 



Two years ago [ removed some old Apricots 

 that covered a wall about one hundred and sixty- 

 five feet long, and planted them against a new 

 wall, leaving five vines that were planted against 

 the piers. These five plants have, in the course of 

 two years, covered the above wall from top to 

 bottom, and bear plenty of fine grapes every 

 year. I also moved an old vine on the wall near 

 to the above, and cut it in pretty close ; it has in 

 three years spread twenty-six yards, and bears 

 veiy fine fruit. 



Against one of the piers had been planted a 

 black Hamburgh Grape, and at the other side of 

 the same pier was planted a Muscadine, at the 

 distance of about two feet from each other; I 

 pruned them both according to my method, and, 



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