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it may be observed, tlmt the roiind 

 head of a leafless tree^ with but a few 

 branches, cannot be correctly delineated 

 on paper, nor is it at all necessary ; for 

 these sketches, such as they are, will 

 sufliciently show what is principally in- 

 tended ; namely, to convey an idea of 

 the quantity, sort, and situation of 

 branches which ought to be either dis- 

 placed or retained ; and, consequently, 

 the proper and usual form of trees, both 

 immediately, and some years after pru- 

 ning. It is not at all necessary to be 

 exact, as to the quantity of such branches, 

 provided some general ideas are attended 

 to ; such as that, the larger branches only 

 are to be taken off, while the smaller 

 are to remain, not upon a few feet only, 

 but a considerable length down the lea- 

 der, never suffering a branch to remain, 

 that is at all likely to attract an equal 

 quantity of sap, and, consequently, be- 

 come its rival, S 



