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ration of the remaining boughs, whereby 
the fap of the tree is probably lefs depau- 
perated than it would have been, if all the 
boughs had remained on/ For thefe rea- 
fons, early pruning (hould in the main, and 
excepting fome cafes, be better than late. 
And the reafonablenefs of this praftice 
is further confirmed by the experience of 
fome, who have found, that by pruning 
Vines, and pulling all the leaves off* them in 
September , as foon as the fruit was off, they 
have borne greater plenty of Grapes than 
other Vines, particularly in the year 1726. 
when by reafon of the extreme wetnefs and 
coldnefs of the preceding fu turner, the un- 
ripe flioots produced generally very little 
fruit. But early pruning feems to be the 
more preferable, becaufe pulling off the 
leaves may poffibly both wound the adjoin- 
ing bud, and injure it, by depriving it of 
the nourifliment which the leaf would have 
brought to it. 
From many Experiments in the fecond 
Chapter, the Gardiner will fee with what 
force his grafts imbibe fap from the flock, 
cfpecially that dudtile nourifhment from be- 
tween the bark and wood; which correspond- 
ing parts he well knows by conftant expe- 
rience muft be carefuJly adapted to each other 
in 
