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the leaves are wet, or mix the hellebore with 
water and apply. Then there is the leaf-blight, 
which attacks the leaves as soon as the fruit is 
ripe, and almost strips the bushes of foliage. 
This should be sprayed with Bordeaux mixture 
to stop its ravages, because if allowed to pro- 
gress it weakens the bush, and the fruit next 
year will be small and of poor quality. 
The grape trellis is a common sight in the 
gardens of the New England and Middle States, 
but not so common as it will be when the gar- 
dener understands how comparatively easy it is 
to grow this fruit. A well-drained, thin soil, 
with a warm southern exposure will provide for 
starting a good grape-vine. 
The vine needs a trellis support always, and 
the pruning must be looked after, else the nu- 
merous runners will draw from the plant so 
that it cannot fruit properly. Keep the runners 
pinched off during the fruiting season, and in 
the fall cut off the old canes, leaving only the 
new, vigorous canes for next season. It may 
be two or even three or four years before much 
pruning is needed, but after that it must be 
attended to regularly. 
Each new cane must have plenty of space, 
light and air, to prevent rot and mildew of the 
fruit, so that the number of canes you can allow 
