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ence: except their Fruit being a little later in their ripening, 
which Iconfefsisfomethingincaleyour Vkfos grow on a cold 
ground or bad Situation for Sun $ another inconvenience by 
late cutting, is their aptnels to bleed much, which to fome 
Vines that are not very lufty may occafion,not only the late- 
nels of the Fruits ripening, but fometimes the ftarvingofthe 
Fruit,and fometimes although but leldom, the death of your 
Vine 5 in the cutting of your Vines, if they are very lufty you 
may leave only one joyntorbud at a place, belides con\ r eni- 
ent runners for the furniftiingof your Wall, but where Vines 
are but moderate in their growth, you may leave two or 3 
joynts at the moft}fome are fo diligent and oblervant in cut¬ 
ting,that when their Vines dobleed(asmoft do little or much 
at the riling of the Ipring) if you mind it, you may cut fo as 
it may not bleed on the buds,but befide that it bleed not up¬ 
on the buds they leave, left it kill them. As for thole Vines 
that have but little room to fpread in,they are kept very bare, 
as only one or two arms, and the reft cut either within,one or 
two joynts of the ftock for bearing 5 fo likewife thole that 
are planted in feveral ftandards, as a Vineyard, are kept 
to one or twoftandards,beingfaftnedto a good ftrong ftake, 
and cut either very near, or leaving two or three joynts, 
and in fome places they have made a ridge between every two 
ranges of Vines,that fo the reflexion of the Sun might the bet¬ 
ter haften their ripening} but befides this Winters pruning, 
they are to be dreft- once or twice in the Summeh,once about 
the time of their blowing,cutting off unneceflary (hoots, or 
placing them in convenient order,and like wile bringing your 
bearers conveniently near your Wall where they may 
Have the beft advantage to ripen y the other time ofdrefling 
or cutting; is when they have their full growth or near it, 
when you are to cut not only luperfluous branches that have 
no Fruit, yetfo as to keep beauty or comelinelsinyour Tree, 
but alfo to cut the ends of thole that have Fruit, leaving 
fome two or three joynts above the clufter left you fhould 
ftunt or ftarve your Fruit y alfo ifyou fee any new or young 
v fprouts- 
