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FURTHER OBSERVATIONS 



ON 



PRUNING, 



Ihe success of Vines depends so much on judici- 

 ous pruning, that one can hardly be too explicit 

 in giving directions upon this head. 



Vines trained in the regular manner already di- 

 rected are much easier kept in proper order than 

 those trained in the usual way. But notwith- 

 standing the full directions before given, I am 

 inclined to drop some further hints on the subject, 

 which I flatter myself will be found of use. 



A common error in pruning Vines, and indeed 

 with most kinds of fruit-trees when trained against 

 walls, is the leaving too much wood. It is no 

 uncommon thing to see the leaves on Vine-walls so 

 much crowded as almost totally to exclude the 

 sun : Vines trained up to the rafters in hot-houses, 

 &c. are frequently in the same predicament. But 

 when Vines are in health and vigour, the bearing 

 wood, which is, in general, the shoots of the 

 former year's produce, should not be crowded. 

 The shoots require a space from ten or twelve 



