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fhe advantage that arifes from (hort:ening <pn>0 

 of the maiden fhoots at every trintipciipg, Qonf^b in 

 chieckifig their growths which caufes them to be 

 fmali at tjie bafe, in proportion to the bole pf the 

 tree^ i confcquently the wounds •are but triflipg, 

 loon heal over, and the bark becomes fnnooth. U 

 is advifeable to prevent thefe trees from forking at 

 riie top as long as pofTible, for they are yery apt to 

 break off at the forks which inj\)r9S ih? \\m^^* 



Boffmgton^ Q5i. ^S> ^19^- 



Letter III. 



Sir, 



THE rapid growth pf this timber having beCH 

 already afcertaineii by ^ former correfpon^ 

 4?nt, I have little to acjd^ f^Yg t;b4t not bfing fpb^ 

 left to th^ ravages pf the worm, ix is appUcabk tp 

 jnqre yfefu) pprpofes than that g^ntleir^an has ^t 

 figned to it|. After the ftpfm ia 1781, which OPt 

 ynly blew down niy elms, by^ my barps likewife, 

 J rebuilt one of five bays, ^nd twQnty-fpqr fcej 



♦ I fcarc« need fay that bqje and fhaft are fynonymous terms. 

 I I think Abcle muft be too fpongy for the turner. 



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