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In the spring of 1803, a Poplar .was 

 disbranched, and its head taken off about 

 fourteen feet from the ground, but no 

 notice was then taken of its girt.— That 

 summer it produced a large quantity of 

 shoots, from every part of its trunk. — In 

 the following winter they were cut off, 

 and the girt was measured, being then 

 two feet one inchj four feet from the 

 ground ; in order to ascertain how much 

 it would swell under that mode of treat- 

 ment, in one season, — The following sum- 

 mer it produced much the same quantity 

 of shoots, as in the preceding ; and in 

 the same manner; which coi^ljinued to 

 grow very freely, till late in the season ; 

 during which time the trunk was frequent- 

 ly measured, without being able to dis- 

 cover that any enlargement whatever had 

 taken place ; nor did the least crack ap- 

 pear upon any part of it, except at the 

 base of the shoots. 



All the shoots being; ao;ain taken off in 



