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be conllantly difplac'd, that the other 

 Shoots may be ftronger ; and the 

 Ground mould alfo be kept very 

 clear from Weeds, as before. 



At Michaelmas thefe Vines mould 

 be pruned again, in the following 

 manner : thole of them which have 

 produc'd two ftroiig Shoots of equal 

 Vigour, mull be cut down to three 

 Eyes each ; but in fuch as have one 

 Urong Shoot, and a weak one, the 

 Itrong one mull be Ihorten'd to three 

 Eyes, and the weak one to two ; and 

 fuch Vines as have produc'd but one 

 ftrong Shoot, mould be morten'd 

 : down to two Eyes alfo, in order to 

 obtain more Wood againft the fuc- 

 ceeding Year. 



In the Spring, about the Begin- 

 ning of March, the Ground between 

 the Vines mould be again dug, as 

 beforehand two Stakes mould be 

 p'ac'd down by the Side of all fuch 

 Vines as have two Shoots, at fuch 

 'Diftance on each Side of the Plant as 

 the Shoots will admit to be faften'd 

 thereto; and the Shoots mould be 

 drawn out on each Side to the 

 Stakes, fo as to make an Angle of 

 about forty-five Degrees with the 

 Stem ; but by no means fhould they 

 be bent down horizontally, as is by 

 fome pracliled ; for the Branches, 

 lying too near the Earth, are gene- 

 rally injured by the Damps which 

 arife from thence, but efpecially 

 when they have Fruit ; which is ne- 

 ver fo well tailed, nor fo early ripe 

 mpon thofe Branches, as when they 

 are a little more elevated. 



In May, when the Vines begin to 

 (hoot, they mull be carefully look'd 

 over, and all the weak dangling 

 •Shoots fhGuld be rubb*d off as they 

 are produc'd ; and thofe Shoots 

 which are produc'd from ftrorsg Eyes, 

 mould be faften'd to the Stakes to 

 prevent their being broken off by the 

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be repeated at leaft every three 

 Weeks, from the Beginning of May 

 to the End of July ; by which means, 

 the Shoots which are trained up for 

 the fucceeding Year will not only be 

 itronger, but alfo better ripen'd, and 

 prepared for Bearing, becaufe they 

 will have the Advantage of Sun and 

 Air, which is abfolutely neceHary to 

 prepare their Juices; whereas if they 

 are crouded by a Number of fmall 

 dangling weak Branches, they will 

 made and exclude the Rays of the 

 Sun from the other Shoots ; and fo, 

 by detaining the Moiilure a longer 

 time amongtt the Branches, occafion 

 the Veffels of the young Wood to be 

 of a larger Dimenfion ; and hereby 

 the crude Juice finds an eafy Paffjge 

 thro' them ; fo that the Shoots in 

 Autumn feem to be moflly Pith, and 

 are of a greenilh immature Nature ; 

 and where ever this is obferv'd, it is 

 a fure Sign of a bad Quality in the 

 Vines. 



The Soil alfo mould be conllantly 

 kept clean ; becaufe, if there are any 

 Vegetables (either from Weeds, or 

 Plants of other Kinds) growing be- 

 tween the Vines, it will detain the 

 Dews longer, and, by their Perfpi- 

 ration, occafion a greater Moifture, 

 than would be, if the Ground were 

 intirely clear ; fo that thofe who 

 plant other Things between their 

 Rows of Vines, are guilty of a great 

 Error. 



At Michaelmas the Vines mould 

 be pruned, which Seafon I approve 

 of rather than the Spring (for Rea- 

 fons given already) ; and this being 

 the third Year from planting, the 

 Vines will begin to produce Fruit j 

 therefore they muft be pruned ac- 

 cordingly. Now, fuppofe the two 

 Shoots of the former Year, which 

 were Ihorten'd to three Eyes, have 

 each of them produc'd two ftrong 

 Branches the Summer part, then the 

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