254 The Gardeners Kalendar. Aug* 

 attempting to drink of the water.- Thefe phi- 

 als (hould be fixed before the fruit begins to 

 ripen, when the wafps and flies will be much 

 fooner inticed to the water, than they will after 

 they have tafted the fruit : fo that by the timely 

 ufeof this method, the fruit may be preferved. 



Where any branches of the trees projed; 

 from the wall, or have been difplaced by winds, 

 G?^. they {hould be carefully faftened to tha 

 wall in their due pofition, that the fruit may 

 receive the benefit of the fun to ripen it ; but 

 do not pull off the leaves of the trees (as is by 

 fome perfons pradlifed) \ for this expofes the 

 fruit too much, whereby it becomes hard, and 

 feldom ripens kindly, efpecially when it is done 

 long before the fruit is ripe. 



The Vines in the vineyard, and thofe againft 

 .the walls, fhould now be gone over for the laft 

 time, pulling off all trailing branches which have 

 been lately produced ; and faften thofe branches 

 which are loofe in their proper places, that the 

 , fruit (which is now full grown) may receive the 

 benefit of the fun and air to ripen it. You 

 fhould alfo obferve to keep the ground clear 

 from weeds between the rows of Vines, that 

 the fun may dry up the moifture of the ground 

 every day s fo that the refled:ion of heat may 

 be greater to ripen the fruit. 



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