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it may, unexceptional cases, be employed with advantage. The leaves 

 should only be removed a few days before the complete maturity of 

 the fruit, otherwise it will be very liable to be hardened and burnt by 

 the sun. Foex recommends to only tear off the limb or flat part of 

 the leaf, leaving the petiole or leaf stalk in its place, in order to allow 

 the fruit to profit by the materials contained in it, as well as to pre- 

 vent wounding the shoot bearing the fruit, which may be required for 

 pruning. In no case in Australia would it be beneficial to remove 

 more than one-half or two-thirds of the leaves on a vine. 



