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Of Propagating the Vine. 
forget not to leave every year fome new 
Branches or Shoots, and to cut off fome of 
the old: renovation ofthe Branches being 
in this Tree very neceffary, efpecially if it 
be old. 
to ewe the If the Vine be cut late, it will be apt 
bleeding of to bi ee cf by which in warm and moift wea- 
tbchi.e. t ^ er loofah much of its Sap or Blood, 
although in cold or dry Weather it flops, 
and no great injury to the Tree, it ftop- 
ing of its own accord, the wound of its 
felf healing, when the forwardnefs of the 
Spring hath thickned the Sap} unlefs fuch 
wounds or bruifes be great, and happen to 
your Vine about the end of March,ot in A- 
pril^xhcn they aredangerous:to cure which, 
if it fhould fo happen, you muft dig at fome 
diftance round the Root of your Vine, 
with caution not to impair the Root; and 
cafl in a good quantity of cold Water, 
which not only checks (by its fudden cold, 
nefs) the too liberal rife of the Sap,but plen¬ 
tifully fupplies the waft that is made of the 
Sap or Blood (which the fpreading Roots 
with difficulty before had attracted) until 
the increafe of the Spring thickens the 
fame. 
This Tree is very eafily propagated, and 
delights in a good free Land, and will pro- 
fper 
Currants. 
