^38 A TREATISE OF 



I fhould'Chufe their ftems to be no more 

 than a foot long, but they ought to be 

 taken frGm the nurfery with five branches 

 or' more, the fame as for a ftandard fruit- 

 tree, and their heads fhould be cut the 

 fame way, as orchards every year. 



That is, in fuch a manner as tho' Fig. 6. 

 were placed above the 7th, and the 5th 

 above the 6th, fo as to appear like BC and 

 D, in Fig. 4. but not more than a foot and 

 a half from each other in height. 



CHAP. LXXXVL 



Of Standard Vines. 



I Have already faid fomething concerning 

 the management of vines planted in 

 the manner of efpaliers j but in places 

 guarded from the winds, they may be 

 brought to bear and ripen, without being 

 fupported by a frame oif wood, if the foil 

 be proper for them. 



The ground on which they are to be 

 planted muft be prepared, and ordered i'nf 

 the fame manner as for thofe againft walls,- 

 and their roots and branches cut and dif- 



budded 



