1 86 The Gardeners Kalendar. June. 



turb the roots of the trees, or to expofe them 

 to the fun and air. 



The Vines fhould now be looked over again, 

 and the branches which are loofe muft be 

 faftened to the wall ; and all fide (hoots, or 

 we^ik trailing branches, muft be intirely taken 

 off, that the fruit may enjoy the benefit of the 

 ilin and air, which is abfokitely necefiary to 

 promote their growth ; but this is often ne- 

 glefted in many gardens, and the branches per- 

 mitted to hang from the wall, and intangle 

 with each other 3 fo that when they are put 

 in their proper pofition to the wall, their leaves 

 will be often difplaced io as to have their back 

 parts upward, whereby the fruit will be retard- 

 ed in its growth, until they have turned their 

 furface upward again : and it is this negledl 

 which occafions the late ripening or ill tafte of 

 the fruit, and alfo renders the wood foft and 

 pithy, fo that it produces a much lefs quantity 

 of fruit the following year. 



The vineyard fliould alfo be thus managed 

 at this feafon, faftening the {hoots to the flakes 

 in regular order, fo that each may equally have 

 the advantage of fun and air 5 and keep the 

 ground perfedtly clear from all other plants 

 or weeds, which if permitted to grow among 



