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CULTIVATION of the VINE. 



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kfs manner, with all the roots huddled together, and fo 

 cover it with earth. This is fo contrary to the order of 

 nature, and to common fenfe, that the difference is plain- 

 ly fcen without farther explanation;' and indeed moft of 

 the mlfcarriages in life are are owing to inattention and 

 careleiTnefs, 



Your vines heing all planted as above direded, and'the 

 vine cuttings, with one eye only above ground, and that 

 almofl covered with light earth, to preferve them from 

 fufFering with heat and from drying winds 'till they be- 

 gin to grow; this upper bud only v/ill ihoot out branches 

 and the lower ones will throw out roots : And this is milch 

 better than to have two or three buds above ground, and 

 branches growing from them all, which only ferve to 

 weaken the vine, and to hinder the forming of a good 

 head, which is the firft and chief point to be gained and 

 w^ell fecured. 



We now proceed to the management of the vine in its 

 infant ftate, upon which will very much depend the fuc- 

 cefs of your vineyard. 



There are but two ways of forming and managing of 

 vines to advantage for vineyards, by flakes, or efpaliers. 

 In ancient times, it was common for vines to be wedded to 

 trees, and they had the poplar, the afh, or the elm for their 

 companions and fupports, but men foon difcovered the 



great inconvenicncy of following nature in this refpcdf. 

 They found, that thefe trees were found difficult to raife 

 in high dry grounds, where vines were proper to he plant- 

 ed; that when they did grow, their roots were very much 

 in the way of the vines, and of working the land, and al- 

 fo drew away too much of the ftrength of the ground ; and 

 they mounted the fruit fo high, that it became very dif- 

 ficult and took up a great deal of time to gather it, for 

 w^hich reafons this method has long been laid afide. As 

 for wall fruit, the vines that are fixed to walls mufl be 

 managed in the fame manner, as thofe which are defign- 



ed for efpalicrsj that is, the head of the vine is at firfl 



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