ORIGIX OF THE APPLE TREE. 33 



'' Is it not known that the woodman, in setting out his sap- 

 ling oaks, always selects new seedling plants, and never con- 

 tinues one upon an old stool ; and, if he should so blunder, that 

 tree, from the stool will never have freedom of growth, 

 nor the size or firmness of timber equal to the new raised 

 plant. 



" I wish I could persuade my friends, that with the same 

 attention with which the woodman acts, the planter is to raise 

 his orchard from the young fruits which thrive in the neigh- 

 borhood, or are in health and full bearing in the country 

 from whence they are to be brought. 



" The fruit grower should look to selection, cleanliness and 

 care. To me it is a circumstance perfectly indifferent, whether 

 he is to use Mr. Forsyth's composition or Mr. Billingham's 

 boiled linseed oil, or my medication. I only maintain that 

 the wounded parts of trees want something to destroy the 

 insects and vermin, and heal the wood, from which the trees 

 are kept in health. 



" Let those who are blessed with fruit plantations, attend to 

 their preservation, and not leave them to the state of unas- 

 sisted nature." 



