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WOUNDS IN PRUNING. 175 



In the case of polling a tree, lopping an 

 upright branch, or, in training for Ship- 

 timber, stopping the leader, &c. when, from 

 the upright position of the wounded part 

 in question, plaistering or painting, as above, 

 might be deemed insufficient to prevent wa- 

 ter from penetrating, and of consequence, 

 injuring the trunk; it will be found neces- 

 sary, after laying over the wound with tar, 

 &c. to cap it with lead, wax-cloth, or tar- 

 pallion, which may be fastened with slate- 

 nails or saddle-tacks ; observing to keep the 

 cap in good repair, by examining it fre- 

 quently, and laying it over with pitch or 

 paint. 



2dly. OF BRUISES, FRACTURES, &c. It 

 is a lamentable fact, that much valuable 

 timber has been ruined by inattention to ac- 

 cidental bruises and fractures ; and much, 

 also, has been ruined by want of attention 

 to prevent bruises, &c. How often do we 

 find unfenced detached trees, and those stand- 

 ing in open woods, in a state of irrecover- 

 able decay, proceeding from, the pernicious 

 rubbing of cattle on their boles ! 



Did the owners of these trees but reflect 



