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I am not an advocate for tying any such 

 things as furze, thorns, or the Hke, round 

 the stem, as it affords much shelter for 

 insects of all kinds that infest trees, 

 therefore, if it can be done so as to 

 leave the whole more exposed to the in- 

 fluence of the sun and air, it is so much 

 the better. 



Pruning trees is a subject, respecting 

 which every gardener pretends to have 

 a competent knowledge, and those who 

 have written on the subject have endea-. 

 voured to lay down rules for the operation:; 

 which may be expected from me in this 

 place ; but I must confess, that although 

 I have had considerable experience for 

 many years, and I know the theory on 

 which rules for it may be formed, yet I 

 am incapable of communicating my ideas 

 on the subject, as it wholly depends 

 on the state of the trees ; and it would 

 be as absurd for me to tell any one 

 what branches he should cut out and 

 what leave, from description, as it would 

 be for a physician to prescribe for a pa- 

 tient who labours under a severe and 

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