THAT INFEST THE VINE. 
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The conflant warmth kept in Hot-houfes during winter, 
ferves to preferve the fucceffion of various deflrudtive infects 
from one feafon to another. — I fliall here mention the feveral 
forts with which the Vine is liable to be infefted, and then 
prefcribe the proper methods for deftroying or preventing 
them. 
I. The Acarus, commonly called the Red Spider. This 
fpecies is, doubtlefs, the moll: pernicious j and as fire-heat 
X greatly 
“ tants of Fyal, remove to Pico with their families, down to their fmallefl: 
“ domeflic animals. It is affirmed that a quantity of grapes, which would 
“ yield three thoufand pipes of wine, are eaten at that time, every perfon 
“ indulging his tafte with this delicious fruit, though no people are mere 
“ fober and frugal at their meals than the Portugueze. Formerly the vintage 
“ produced annually 30,000, and fometimes in fortunate years 37,000 
“ pipes of wine j but a kind of difeafe attacked the Vines fome years ago, 
“ which caufed the leaves to drop off at the time when the grapes require 
“ to be fheltered from the fun : I fufpedl this to be caufed by fome fpecies 
of infedt.” 
Forjler's Voyage, vol. 2, page 597. 
In Spain, the feafon of making wine is looked upon as a time of great 
“ feftivity, and celebrated with rejoicings that border on licentioufnefs. 
“ While the vintage continues, all diftindion and refped is forgot: The 
“ owner of the vineyard puts afide his aufterity with his cloak, and cries 
“ out to his fervants, “ Let us be merry, my companions, v/ifdom is fled 
“ out of the window.” A cuftom that has been preferved in this country 
“ ever fince the Romans fet footing in it.” 
Carter s ‘journey from Gibraltar to Malaga, vol. ii. page 397. 
