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touched and the muft in it ferments a ie- 

 cond time : at this time it is neceffary that 

 the anker be quite full , the fcum which 

 fettles at the bunghole, muft be taken off, 

 and the anker always filled up with more 

 muft, which is kept ready for that pur- 

 pofe : this is continued till chriftmas, when 

 the anker may be flopped up ; at laft the 

 wine is ready in February and bottled. It 

 is likewife ufual here, to put fome of the 

 ripe grapes into a veflel in order to make a 

 vinegar, and that which is got by this 

 means is very good. Several people made 

 brandy from thefe grapes which has a very 

 pleafant tafte, but is ftill more pleafant, 

 if the fruits of the perfimon are mixed 

 with it. The wood of thefe vines is of no 

 ufe, it is fo brittle that it cannot be ufed 

 for flicks : on cutting into the ftem, a 

 white, infipid refin comes out a few hours 

 after the wound is made. In many gardens 

 vines are planted for the purpofe of making 

 arbours fOr which they are indeed excellent; 

 as their large and plentiful leaves form a 

 very clofe cover againft the fcorching heat of 

 the fun. When the vines flower here in 

 May and June, the flowers exhale a ftrong, 

 but exceeding pleafant and refrefhing fmell, 

 which is perceptible even at a great dif- 

 tance. Therefore on coming into the woods 



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