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It is unnecessary to give directions for 

 the subsequent prunings, as the method 

 above directed will be applicable, whe- 

 ther the trees are five or fifty feet in 

 height ; supposing them such as have not 

 been previously neglected. 



Probably, we may be here anticipated, 

 by the reader's observing, that the means 

 directed are exceedingly simple. Un- 

 doubtedly, they are so ; and we trust 

 too he will likewise observe, that much 

 of their value must depend upon that 

 circumstance. We are not to expect 

 the nicety of Garden practice, to be 

 introduced here ; and therefore, in re- 

 commending what is useful, w^e have 

 to consider how far it can be called 

 expedient, or practicable, upon a large 

 scale. A method, that is not at once 

 simple, expeditious, and effectual, can- 

 not be highly valuable, because few 

 have the means, and fewer would find 



