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THE HEALING OF WOUNDS 



than he cares to admit. Fig. 110 was made in a 

 different way. The brace is a single branch aris- 

 ing at the right. When as large as one's finger, 

 it was thrust through a slit made through the 

 branch at the left, allowing it to project two 



108. A repaired apple tree. 



or three feet beyond the wound. It soon grew 

 fast, and the free part was then removed; the 

 result is a perfect union and a strong living 

 brace. 



In closing this sketch of tree surgery, I must 

 enter my protest against reckless treatment of 

 street trees. The most wanton and inconsiderate 



