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TOK A Y. 263. Increafes yearly ; fometimes they are very large, but the beft fize is that of achild’s heads. When the vines have repaid by their fruit the induftrious labourer. for his trouble, which is Jate-if autumn, the ftumps are covered an inch: or two thick with feil, and then each reprefents a mole-hill Often, it is-faid, the hufbandman:is feen following his gatherers occupied in this work, left early froft or {now fhould prevent its being done; fometimes-even. the. branches, if defigned for layers, are covered. Some vine-dreflers take out the fücks-and lay them in bundles, others leave them ftanding.. As-foon as. the wifter is over, and the weather begins to grow milder, which is about the middle of March; and often at the begianing; the ftumps are again uncovered, and the foil about them turned up: this labour is followed by the drefling, which is generally done as foon as the feafon will permit; that is, at the end of March, or at the beginning of April: Time, fevere winters, and {pring frofts, caufe ravages in the vineyards: to make good thefe deficiencies, frefh vines muft be raifed. This is done in different ways, by tranfplanting, and more commonly by planting the cuttings of known good and found vines ; and’this is the next bufinefs-to be performed. The. cuttings - (the points of which foon withering muft be cut away) fhould'be put knee-deep in the foil, with a little dung, the:other end to be only a fpan above gr ound, which fhould be covered up till it is probable it has begun to fhoot, and the fpring weather is no longer to be feared. . Or they are raifed by layers. Here the foil is dug out from about the flump ‚oo roots till the hole is a foot and à half deep; thefe then are trod.. 11
