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( fuch as are procured in breaking up 

 of old Ships or Barges) next the Sur- 

 face of the Ground, which will latt 

 many Years found, and be very ufe- 

 ful in fupporting of the Fences. If 

 thefe Planks are fifteen Inches broad, 

 as they may always be readily pro- 

 cured ; then, if the Upper-part of 

 theFence be Reeds, there may be two 

 Lengths cut out of the;n (provided 

 the {teeds are of a due Length), 

 without including their Tops. In 

 the Front of thefe Hedges lhould be 

 a flight Trelafe, to fallen the Vines 

 to, which may be made ofAth-poles. 

 The upright Poles of thefe Trelafes 

 need not be nearer together than 

 eighteen Inches ; and if there are 

 three crofs Poles, at about a Foot 

 lafunder, they will be fufficient to 

 fatten the bearing Shoots of the 

 .Vines at proper Diftances, in the 

 manner they, are defign'd to be 

 train'd ; which fhould be in fuch 

 Pofitions, as that the Fruit may not 

 ibe overfhadow'd by the Branches. 

 And if the upright Poles are cut fo 

 long, as co be a Foot and half above 

 :he Reeds, they will be tall enough 

 :o' fupport the upright Shoots for 

 :he next Year's Bearing ; which, 

 Deing trained fingly at proper Di- 

 stances, will have the Advantage of 

 he Sun and Air to ripen the Wood, 

 Tiuch better than where four or five 

 Shoots arc failen'd to the fame 

 >ole. 



To this Trelafe the Reeds may 

 >e faften'd with Hoops on the 

 jack-fide, after the manner ufually 

 >raclis'd in making of common reed 

 'ences ; and if on the Top of the 



Iteeds there is falten'd a thin Slip of 

 )eal, to fecure the Tops of the 

 Leeds from being broken, it will 

 'referve them a longtime. In make- 

 ig of thefe Fences the Reeds fliould 

 ( Ot be laid too thick ; for that will 

 jot only be more Expence, but will 

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be troublefome to fallen, and not 

 laft fo Jong, as when they are made 

 of a moderate Thicknefs. There- 

 fore, as the Reeds will be cut into 

 twoLengths, each Bundle will fpread 

 about fix Feet in Length ; observ- 

 ing firft to fpread the Bol .om. parts 

 of the Bundles, which contain the 

 largeft Ends of the Reeds, the whole 

 Length ; and then the Upper-parts 

 of the Reeds fhould be revers'd, and 

 fpread in Front of the other ; which 

 will make the Upper-part of the 

 Fence almoft. as thick as the Bottom. 

 But neither thefe, nor the boarded 

 Fences, need be made till the Vines 

 are in full Bearing ; which will be 

 the fourth or fifth Year after plant- 

 ing, according to the Progrefs they 

 make ; during which time the Shoots 

 may be fupported by any common 

 Stakes. For if the Fences are made 

 before the Vines are planted, as is 

 frequently pra&is'd, they will be 

 half decayed by the time the Vines 

 are fit to bear ; and before this time, 

 the Fences are of no Ufe to them. 



The Sorts of Grapes which are 

 proper to plant againtt thefe Fences, 

 are, 



The Miller Grape. 

 The Black Morillon. 

 The Chaflelas White. 

 The White Mufeadine. 

 The Me tie Grape. 

 The Sweet Water. 

 The Awvernat, or true Bur- 

 gundy. 



Thefe, if well managed, will ri- 

 pen verywcll, provided the Seaibn is 

 tolerably good, and will come in 

 foon after thofe on the Walls ; fo 

 that if they are taken care of, by 

 hanging of Mats before them, when 

 the Nights prove cold in Autumn, 

 and are permuted to hang till Ot!o- 

 ber, the Fruit will prove very good. 

 But where the Sweet-water Grape is 

 planted again!! thefe Fences, they 

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