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rob others 5 yet, notwithftanding, this me- 

 thod is much pradtifed. 



Lay none of the young branches hori- 

 zontally in fummer, nor upright in winter. 



Sometimes a vine in April, or the be- 

 ginning of May, will difcharge, at places 

 where they have been cut, a large quan- 

 tity of juice, which is called bleeding, and 

 very much weakens the bearing branches 

 that grow above thofe wounded parts, ex- 

 cept the running be foon ftopt; which 

 may be done by wiping the part very dry 

 with a cloth, and immediately after lay on 

 fome dry foot, wood aflies, or unflaked 

 lime ; and if the bleeding continues, then 

 the foot or other ingredients muft be ap- 

 plied every day* 



CHAP. LXX. 



Of the Pruning of an old Vine that hath 

 been ill cut before. 



MANY old vines are in various un- 

 meaning fhapes, with large bunches 

 of fmall fhoots like befoms ; but they are 

 more capable of being altered in a few 



years 



