star, by which every gardener does, oi 

 should, shape the course of his operations, 

 in pruning fruit trees; and yet Mr. For- 

 syth, in his celebrated treatise on renovat- 

 ing trees, has either done, or seems to 

 have done, his business without noticing 

 it. But probably the omission was not 

 altogether accidental, for had he once 

 admitted the light such star or principle 

 would have cast upon the subject, the in- 

 telligent reader would have seen enough 

 to develope the causes of his extraordinary 

 sort of successful practice. Certainly 

 3uch success fVidi?) no mean testimony in 

 favour of the point under consideration. 



The practice of the agriculturist, like- 

 wise, supports the maxim. — In the treat- 

 ment of his hedges, he cuts down and 

 plashes, (lays,) both young and old, for 

 nearly the same purpose, namely to 

 streno'then and renew them. 



And the same truth is exemplified in 



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