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as the case stands, the effort is spent in 

 forming a sort of swell round, which, in 

 time, may grow over and enclose it, pro- 

 vided such stump be short. And, there- 

 fore, instead of an even surface, upon the 

 stem, and a very trifling crack, which 

 might ultimately be found in the wood, 

 we have a stump, more or less rotten, in- 

 closed within a protuberance, similar to 

 that on PI. IV. 1.— A. 



It must be evident that, in such a case, 

 the damage will be always in proportion 

 to the length and size of the stump, as 

 well as the vigour of the tree ; where the 

 former are short and small, and the 

 tree in health, little harm is to be ap- 

 prehended, as they will be grown over, 

 before any decay can take place, but 

 not so where the case is the reverse. 

 A stump somewhat long, cannot soon 

 be grown over, on any tree ; if it be 

 likewise thick, that will further pro- 

 tract the operation, while, if the plant 



