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by the rule of suffering no plant to whip ano- 

 ther, and keeping the extremities of all side 

 branches just touching, &c. 



2dly. MIXED PLANTATIONS FROM TEN 

 TO TWENTY YEARS OLD, and which have, 

 till this time, been totally neglected, may 

 be reclaimed and trained to any useful pur- 

 pose, although, perhaps, with more diffi- 

 culty than the preceding. 



As in the former case, so in this, the 

 nurses, if any were planted, become the 

 first objects for removal ; afterwards, the less 

 valuable kinds, or such plants as are not 

 found in a flourishing condition, paying all 

 due respect to preventing the baneful effects 

 of subtile winds, acording to situation and 

 exposure. 



Next, endeavour to prune up the plants 

 that are to stand, into proper form, as above, 

 and regulate the distance accordingly; which, 

 for plants of this age, may be, perhaps, from 

 six to eight feet. In a subsequent revision, 

 at the distance of, perhaps, three or four 

 years, it may be possible to reclaim the plan- 

 tation perfectly, as if it had been cherished 



