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the ground to fhade and keep it moift and cooL Thefe 

 vines muft be trimmed in the fame manner, as thofe which 

 are defigned for flakes, as foon as the leaf falls, or the vin- 

 tage is over. The third year inftead of driving flakes down 

 toftiflenupthe branches to them, let fliort crotches be 

 drove down about fix feet afunder, and pretty ftrong poles 

 laid acrofs upon them, fo that they may lie about fourteen 

 inches from the ground, and fo near to each other, that 

 the branches of the vines may conveniently run upon the 

 poles without dipping down and running upon the ground ; 

 if the ends of the vines fhould run beyond the fides of this 

 bed of poles, they muft be turned in and confined to their 

 proper bed; becaufe it vnW be neceflary to have a walk or 

 path of two feet wide between bed and bed to regulate the 

 vines, to cutaway the luxuriant fuckers, that rob the vine 

 and the bearing branches of their due nouriihment, to ga- 

 ther in the vintage, and to trim the vines. 



This bed of poles fliould be fo placed, a^ to extend three 

 feet on each fide of the row of vines, fo that the rows of 

 vines flanding eight feet afunder, there will be a path of 

 two feet between row and row for the neceflary purpofes 

 before-mentioned. Particular care muft be taken, not to 

 take away too many branches from thefe vines, unlefs 

 there fhould happen an uncommon wet feafon, nor to keep 

 them too ftiort, becaufe they are defigned to fliade 

 the ground as much as poifible, in order to keep it cool 



and moift, wliich is neceflary for the growth of the vine, 

 and for bringinj,^ the fruit to perfedion; but then in the 

 beginning of Auguft, or about a month before the different 

 forts of fruits begin to grow ripe, each in their proper 

 time, you fliould take away the lateral branches and cut 

 ofl^ the tops of the main branches, but this mufl be done, 

 not all at once, but by degrees, fome now, fome then, and 

 that according to the drynefs or wetnefs of the feafon, for 

 this mufl be done to let in the Sun and the air, which, at 

 this feafon of the year, become neceflary to bring the fruit 

 to perfect marurity; the wetter the feafon, at tiiis latter 



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