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y.irch, and confifts of a general rep;u)A- 

 tiop. annually at the above feaAin, both in the 

 young- wood and older branches, in which ob- 

 fcrvc, iis before intimated, that vines bearing 

 only OR the young wood, ihe fhoots of lail 

 Summer beino^ proper to retain now in .fuc- 

 ceflional fuppl^es for producing the fruit- 

 Ihoots tht; enfuingycar; and fiom which to 

 prune out the fuperabundant and ufelefs 

 ihoots, with pjrt of the nioft unferviceable old 

 wood, to make eligible ro'ora for the requifite 

 fupply of fuccefilonai b-^arers. 



This operation may be performed any time 

 from the fall or decay of the leaves, in No- 

 vember, &c. till February or March ; though 

 is mofl advifeable to have the whole iinilhed 

 before too late in the Spring; and if per- 

 formed in November or December, will gene- 

 rally prove of greater advantage in the enfuing 

 year's bearing. 



In this general pruning, be careful to 

 make a proper felf6lion of the firongelt beit- 

 placed fnoots of lall Summer, in all parts of 

 the vine, both in the old and young wood, 

 to retain for next year's, bearers, trained at 

 fix to eight or ten inches d'ftance; and, to 

 make proper room, prune out the fuperabun- 

 dant and ill-placed, with part of molt of the 

 lail: year's mother bearers, and cafual too long 

 extended naked old brancjies cut down lefs 

 or more, either fome to their origin, others to 

 fome lateral young fnoot, or any commodious 

 branch furnifhed theiewith, fo as each prin- 

 cipal branch terminates in a young (hoot ; 

 giving particular attention always to leave the 

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