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THE HEALING OF WOUNDS 



American edition of Des Cars' pruning book,* 

 says that "it is necessary to prune in such a 

 manner that no portion of an amputated or 

 dead branch shall be left on the trunk. The 



86. The wrong way to make the wound. Side and front views. 



cut should always be made close to and perfectly 

 even with the outline of the trunk, without re- 

 gard to the size of the wound thus made. This 



*A. Des Cars, A Treatise on Pruning Forest and Ornamental Trees. 

 By Charles S. Sargent, Boston, 1881. 



