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how five hundred at leaft. N. B. Some of the ofF- 

 fpring of the Salifbury trees, promife to be tim- 

 ber before their parental (locks. 



Elms may be raifed by proteclion only ; for the 

 ftool of a timber-tree when fallen, will throw up 

 many fuckers ; fence thefe round with rough rail- 

 ing, and in eight or ten years they will be out of 

 danger of cattle. They at firft proceed flowly, 

 but if duly thinned, and trained properly, will make 

 good trees. The way to thin them to advantage, 

 is to dig deep amongft them the year before ; cut- 

 ting off the roots of the weakeft, which caufes 

 them to throw out frefh fibres, and fits them for 

 removal. About fix years ago, my gardener 

 trenched a piece of ufelefs ground behind fome cot- 

 tages, and planted it with refufe fuckers thus pre- 

 pared. The poor people availed themfelves of the 

 circumftances, fet the ground with beans and po- 

 tatoes, and have continued to crop it ever fince. 

 This has been of fervice to them, and of infinite 

 benefit to the trees 3 which by means of this an- 

 nual culture, have far outftript their undifturbed 

 brethren, and almoft double their contents. 



The fuckers adhering to old ftools, do not keep 



pace with maiden trees planted of the fame fize : 



Vql. VI. * C the 



