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tage of " healthy eyes" WHEREVER they may be found, from 

 which, to lead out shoots, on which in subsequent years to 

 train and produce a vigorous show of good bearing wood. 

 During the monsoon, if the trees are in crop, all small and 

 dry wood should be removed with the hand, and any new 

 shoots which may make their appearance, should be steadily 

 encouraged and attended to ; as leaves and lungs are indis- 

 pensable during the treatment. After crop has been pick- 

 ed and the Jungle shade efficiently lopped and thinned, the 

 knife should be lightly used to remove all absolutely useless 

 wood. Such portions of the primaries as may yet exist 

 should receive great attention, and all jagged evidences of 

 previous mutilation should be carefully removed with the 

 saw, and the wounds thus made should be well pared or 

 dressed with a sharp knife, so as to favor the growth of the 

 bark. A certain number of branches should be selected 

 for treatment; but such should never exceed one-half 

 of the whole number. Such portions of the primaries 

 that are available should be allowed to retain two or 

 three secondaries, and then be docked / and the second- 

 aries shortened back to the fourth eye.* The appearance 

 of a branch thus treated will be very much like a deer's 

 horn, and such will doubtless be considered an unusual ope- 

 ration, but it must be acknowledged to be an improvement 

 on a system of mutilation which reduced the foundation 

 wood to a single peg. From the eyes of the secondaries, 

 shoots will soon appear, and as soon as these are sufficient- 

 ly grown, one on either side of each tine should be left, and 

 the remainder removed preference being here again given 

 to such as radiate well out from the centre. Care should 

 now be taken to allow nothing else to grow on these tines ; 

 any sprouts appearing on the portion of the primary, or at 



* NOTE. Or in the event of the primary being too short a single 

 secondary should be selected preference being given to one that 

 grows well outwards, this should be shortened back so as not to 

 measure together with the portion of the primary more than eighteen 

 inches and on it two or three tertiaries should be left which should 

 also be shortened back as above described. 



