Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-25

left will poduce a very strong growth, and the
| fruit gen-ally hears a proportion 10 The branch
that rrodlces II
IL Is de atabs that gtspes for the inble should
not only De very good. but as handsome "s
their nature will admit. To atinin tbs OBJECT
ANY thing hat may affect them lnIuriohsiy - To
be removal frDm the clusters. The elhsPers,
ior exampe IL left, ME apt to twist ronnh
bunch OF tRre4, aud II II be net removed IN
time, will IN ure Il greatly. When an, Hco'
dents or disease happen To any OF the berries
such ough 10 be cot oil with small pair oil
SCISSORS taxing off the ht,le stem oil the perry,
close 10 tie main stem OF the bunch. some
even thin item IN this msnner when The bnnch-
cs are too compact. Tue consequence OF TINS
operation Il that the berries nave more fo"m'
ripen beuesand grow larger. aud make nueh
better appearance. The leaves tina, grow near
the lrnii outht never TO be pulled on II Is new
er done whuu, nyur,ng il, unless perhaps
when the frit is ripe. IT, howeve some me-
cessiy shJtd occur 10 take away lan'rs 40
sisa,ed, ioaghi 10 be done with IA kn'le or
scissors SO As \, leave the stem VI the leaf
After the second pruning of such vines a.
were raised from cuttings, or the weak ones
from roofs which have hnher1o been lett very
short, they are treated as The strong fooIsd
ones were NJ the first pruning, aud continued IN
the sane manner as UuIns Two Or three years
younger.
Ia painting v,ne 20 br trained against "A wall
o. fence, il ought 10 be placed At the distance
of at lsasl t~ ieet from II. and incline II gfadh-
ally tot. good mannef oil training 'hem
against n walt To leave the hrS stiong shoot
anon, three OF four feet high suffer only two
buds 10 grow on it. that they NAV iorm strong
shoots, and rain iham horizontally Que On each
side. The next WINTER, pInne these toa s"'Ia.
bile length aud leave also o"lv two buds on
each h grow. The upper one OF these Is IRAN
ed in extension OF tue line OF the two hlsi, thai
is, horizontally, snd the other bud ohliquely,
so TINT the four shoots be Ut equal distances
from each other aud continue IN tins manner
till the wal espaller. or bower Is complete,
Some v,ues are So vigorous and glsaOiic IN
their growth, rs not to be restrained these, of
course require agI,d space, and have been
obliged 10 double an arbor To find onm for ihe
vines to expand, aad now they have scarcely
room enough. Others, though healthy, 20
much less in their Dimensions, and are unit Ion
covering arbonrs these are to be planted near
eI Zach other and trained up n 10. name III
| the form Of fan OF any other id'"s Ia
fancy, they require shorter pruning than The
former.
After grapes are ripe. they may be preserve
for long tune on the vines by putting them ~
thin linen, cotton or paper bags, by which the,
are protected against BIRDS aud insects whIcf
| would otherwise devour them they may hls'
be kept after they have been gathered IN var,
| Gus ways but as the modes Of dong this arr
found IN books that are In the hands OF ever,
body | need nor sa, any thing about II.
Here, then, must terminate this long ant
tedious epistle by assuring the new propr'etor'
.,I 4 4. IA kin
them all the success which SO worthy an under
taking merits am. sir,
Your most obedient servant,
n HERBEMONT.