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toit will never thrive after. There- 

 ore the Sciflars which are ufed for 

 his Operation, Ihould have very 

 tarrow Points, that they may be 

 nore eahly put between the Grapes, 

 without injuring the remaining ones. 

 Hie other Sorts of Grapes which I 

 lave recommended for thefe Plot- 

 vails, do not produce their Fruit fo 

 :lofe together on the Bunches ; fo 

 iiey will not require this Operation, 

 unlefs by any Accident they mould 

 receive a Blight, which often occa- 

 Sons a great Inequality in the Size 

 if the Grapes ; which, whenever it 

 ;hus happens, will require to be re- 

 medied by cutting off the fmall 

 prapes, that the Bunches may ripen 

 pquaily, and appear more fightly. 



By the Beginning of July, thefe 

 Jjrapes vviil be full-grown ; therefore 

 :he Glades may be kept off ccntinu- 

 illy, unlefs the Seafon mould prove 

 very cold and wet ; 1.1 which Cafe 

 hey mult be kept on every Night, 

 when the Days are cold or wet, and 

 mly open'd when the Weather is 

 favourable : for as the racy virous 

 flavour of thefe Fruit is increafed 

 |>y a free Air, fo, during the time of 

 pe'ir ripening, they ihould have as 

 jarge a Share as r .he Seafon will admit 

 o be given them. But when the 

 old Nights begin to come on in 

 tugujl, the Glaffes* mult be every 

 N 7 igiu (hut to exclude the Cold, 

 I'therwiie it will greatly retard the 

 ipening of the Fruit; for altho' the 

 /ines are brought lo forward in the 

 pring, as that the Fruit by this Sea- 

 jn are quite turned to their Colour ; 

 et if they are expos'd to the cold 

 )ews and the morning Frofts, which 

 equently happen toward the Lat- 

 jr-parc of Auguft, it will prevent 

 le Fruit from ripening fo kindly 

 s when the/ are guarded from it. 

 Vheii the Grapes begin to ripen, 

 ley mull be carefully guarded 



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againft Birds and Wafps, otherwifc 

 they will be in Danger of Deftru- 

 clion in a Ihort time : to prevent 

 which, the Vines mould be careful- 

 ly cover'd with Nets, fo as to ex- 

 clude the Birds, which will make 

 great Havock with the Grapes, by- 

 breaking of their Skins; and if there 

 are a few Twigs cover'd with Bird- 

 lime, plac'd here and there on the 

 Outfide of the Nets, it will be of 

 Service ; becaufe the Birds are oft- 

 en fo bold as to attempt to break the 

 Nets to get to theGrapes,and fo may- 

 be entangled on thefe Twigs ; froia 

 which, whenever that happens, they 

 mould not be difengaged, but fur- 

 fer'd to remain to keep off their 

 Companions ; and if they get off 

 themielves, it will have the dehYd 

 Effect; for there will few other Birds 

 come to the fame Place that Seafon, 

 asl have more than once experienced. 



As to the Wafps, the beft Method 

 is to hang up fome Phials, about 

 half filled with fugar'd Water, and 

 rub the Necks of the Phials with a 

 little Honey, which will draw ail 

 the Wafps to them ; which , by at- 

 tempting to get at the Liquor, wilt 

 fall into the Phials, and be drowned, 

 Thefe fhould be carefully look'd 

 over once in three or four D ys, to 

 take out the Wafps, and dcitroy 

 them, and to replenifh the Phials 

 with Liquor. If this be duly ob- 

 feiVd, and the Phials placed in time, 

 before the Grapes are attack'd, it 

 will effectually prevent their being 

 iniur'd ; but where thefe Precautions 

 are not taken, the Grapes will be ia 

 Danger of being abfolutely deftroy- 

 ed : for as theie early Grapes will 

 turn Colour long before any others 

 againit common Walls, they are 

 in much more Danger, the're being 

 nootherFruit for them in theNeigh- 

 bourhood; whereas, when Grapes in 

 general begin to ripen, there is a 



