in Vegetable Stanch. 



fcaffold poles, or two long iron fpikcs drove 



into the wall. 



Before I proceed to give an account of 

 the rife and fall of the fap, in the tubes , I 

 will firft defcribe the manner of cement- 

 ing on the brafs-collar b> to the ftem of the 

 Vine in which I have been often difappoint- 

 ed, and have met with difficulties 5 it mud 

 therefore be done with great care. 



Where I defign to cut the ftem, I firft 

 pick off all the rough ftringy bark careful- 

 ly with my nails to avoid making any wound 

 thro* the green inner bark 5 then I cut off 

 the branch at i, (Fig. 21.) and immediately 

 draw over the ftem a piece of dried fheeps- 

 gut, which Itye faft, as near the end of the 

 ftem as I can, fo that no fap can get by it ; 

 the fap being confined in the gut if: Then 

 I wipe the ftem at i very dry with a warm 

 cloth, and tye round the ftem a ftiff paper 

 funnel x i, binding it faft at x to the ftem $ 

 and pinning clofe the folds of the paper from 

 x to i : Then I Aide the brafs collar r over 

 the gut , and immediately pour into the pa- 

 per funnel melted brickduft cement, and 

 then fet the brafs-collar into it 3 which col- 

 lar is warmed, and dipped before in the ce- 

 ment; 



