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ON THE VINERY. 



one general rule is to be observed, which is, to 

 prune all the shoots produced from the horizontals 

 down to three or four eyes each. See plate iii. 

 fig. 3. 



The shoots of the temporary plants must be 

 pruned according to their strength and vigour ; 

 observing, however, to prune the lower shoots of 

 each plant down to three or four eyes, in order to 

 furnish a succession of bottom-wood. But the 

 strong leading shoots may nevertheless be left to 

 a pretty good length, viz, from eight or ten to 

 sixteen or eighteen eyes, according to their strength ; 

 by this means the upper part of the wall will soon 

 become completely furnished. 



Those Vines at the .rafters, that have born a 

 crop, must all be pruned down to the lowermost 

 summer shoot on each, which shoot should be 

 shortened to four or five eyes ; and the Vines 

 between the bearers (L e. at every other rafter) 

 should be cut down to twenty or twenty-five eyes, 

 or, in general to about two-thirds of the length of 

 the rafters. 



In the following, and all succeeding seasons, the 

 Vines will require a management similar to that of 

 the preceding one \ therefore a repetition will be 

 unnecessary. 



As the Vines advance in age, they will certainly 

 be enabled to produce every year, for a certain 

 period, a larger crop of fruit : it is to be observed, 

 however, that this must always be proportioned to 

 the strength and vigour of the Vines. 



