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TOWARDS the End of May, we fhould havé Recourle to out 
Fruits, {topping their Branches at the third or fourth Joint beyond the laft 
Bunch, and not at thé Joint next above it, as exhibited in Plate XXXIV. 
which is commonly practisd by unskilful Gardeners, by their want of 
_ Knowing the attractive Power of Leaves, and their Ufe in Perfpiration : 
For when the Branches of Vines are thus pruned, how. is it poffible that 
the Fruits can be fo ftrongly nourifh’ d, when they are depriv'd of propet 
Inftruments, which Nature had provided to furnith them with ; fo that 
inftead of helping the Fruits, as they imagine, (like. moft of all their 
other Operations) they depauperate, and xendet them, at belt, very 
infipid and taftelefs ; nay, they very often perifh, and then fotfooth thé 
Coxcombs imagine dat their Fruits are deftroy'd bY a Blight. . 
WHEN thefe two Operations are performing, we thould difplace 
all forward Branches, and others that appear ufelefs, which, if fufferd 
to grow, never fail of injuring the Fruits, and the other. Branches. 
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TOWARDS the latter End of July, the {mall a Grape, or 
apeof Zautovit Plate AB mE beans : ae en, at which 
time we thant by Dees ee Att Gla Pee WIth (OTe of the Sun, 
to ripen their Juices. This Grapé is a great Bearer, and, a very 
fweet, and its Skin thin, is generally deftroy’d by Wafps, if Care is not 
taken to deftroy them, either by Vials of fugar'd Water, hung up to 
drown themfelves in, or rather heir Nefts deftroy’d in the Night with a 
Fuzze of Gunpowder, fir'd and ftopp‘d into the Entrances to their Nefts, 
which fuffocates them in general, fo that afterwards you may dig down, 
and burn them in general : “Tis of a fine Indigo Blue, full of a moft | 
delicious Juice : Ripe July 20. South Wall. 
‘BUT fince that the other Kinds of Grapes do ‘tot tipen with this 
Kind, we muft therefore let fome of them remain longet before we 
expofe them to the Sun, that they may continue es with us, inftead 
of =e in general ripe together. 
THE other Kinds of Grapes worth our Notice, are the White 
Saect Water, (Plate L.) which is a fine large, white Grape ; its Skin 
is er thin, and therefore fubject to Wafps : “Tis an excellent good 
Gg Grape, 
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