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will require to be coverM in the 

 Spring, at the time when they are in 

 Flower, if there Ihould be cold 

 Nights; othervvife the Bunches will 

 receive a Blaft, which will deflroy 

 the greateft Part of the Grapes ; fo 

 that many times there will not be 

 more than fix or eight good Grapes 

 on each Bunch ; and the others will 

 be fmall ftarved Fruit, hardly fo 

 large as the fmallefi: Peas. 



In planting of thefe Vines, either 

 for open Efpalicrs, or the clofe Fen- 

 ces, it fhould be perform'd in the 

 lame manner as for Vineyards, which 

 Ihould be from Cuttings planted fix 

 Feet afunder, putting two into each 

 Hole. And as theie are only de- 

 figned for the Table, a fingle Row 

 of a moderate Length will be fuffi- 

 cient to fupply a Family, where 

 there are others againft Walls to 

 come before them. But where a 

 Pcrfon is inclinable to have more 

 Rows than one, they fhould be plac'd 

 twelve Feet afunder, that they may 

 equally enjoy the Sun and Air. 



As to the Pruning and other Ma- 

 nagement of thefe Vines, that being 

 the fame as for thofe in the Vine- 

 yard, I fhall not repeat it in this 

 Place, it being fully treated of be- 

 fore ; and to which I have nothing 

 here to add, more than that I find 

 the Grape which is preferr'd by the 

 mod ikilful Vignerom in Trance > and 

 what they call the Auvernaf, as be- 

 fore-mention'd, is the fame which 

 in England is calTd the Blue Clutter 

 Grape, and hath been long in this 

 Country planted as an eating Grape 

 again il Wails ; fo that from thefe, 

 Cuttings may be eafily procur'd. 



There have been many Vmeyards 

 of late Years planted in England ; 

 but very few of them have anfwered 

 the Expectations of the Planters. 

 Indeed the greater Part of them 

 have been fuuated in Places and 



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Soils very improper for this Purpofe; 

 and fcarce any of the Perfons who 

 have engaged in this Undertaking, 

 have had fufneient Knowlege how to 

 make the Wine; fo that in thofe 

 Seafons when the Giapes have ri- 

 pen'd tolerably well, the Wine which 

 has been made from them, has been 

 very indifferent, which has difcou- 

 raged others from attempting to 

 plant Vineyards in England: but as 

 there may be fome Perfons who may 

 be inclined to make farther Trials; 

 fo I fhall give fuch Directions for 

 the Choice of Soils and Situations, 

 as alfo for the Culture of Vineyards, 

 and the Method of making the Wine, 

 as have been found to fucceed bell* 

 in this Country. 



Of Vineyards in England. 



The firft and great Thing to be 

 confider'd in planting Vineyards, is 

 the Choice of Soils and Situations;" 

 which if not rightly chofen, there 

 wiii be little-Hopes of Succefs ; fori 

 upon this the whole Affair greatly 

 depends. The bell Soil for a Vine-' 

 yard in England is fuch, whofe Sur- 

 face is a light fandy Loam, and not, 

 above a Foot deep above the Gra- 

 vel or Chalk, either of which Bot- 

 toms are equally good for Vines;- 

 but if the Soil is deep, or the Bot- 

 tom either Clay, or a ftrong Loam, 

 it is by no means proper for this 

 Purpofe ; for altho' the Vines may 

 fhoot vigoroufly, and produce a great 

 Quantity of Grapes, yet thefe will 

 be later ripe, fuller of Moifture ; and 

 fo confequently their Juice not ma- 

 ture, nor well digelted, but will- 

 abound with Crudity, which in fer- 

 menting will render the Wine four 

 and ill-tafted ; which is the common 

 Complaint of thofe who have made 

 Wine in England. 



Nor is a very rich, light, deep 

 Soil, fuch as is commonly found 

 near Lmdon, proper for this Purpofe; 



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