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early removed. By neglecting to do this in season, 

 the tree may be injured by causing large wounds. By 

 pruning when the circulation is most active, the wounds 

 will soonest be healed. 



It is safest, when the wounds are large, to cover 

 them with some kind of plaster to keep out the water 

 and air, and prevent rotting. Mature trees, it is said, 

 will produce more and fairer fruit by being pruned 

 when in blossom. 



When mice have injured the bark, it is useful to 

 cover the wound with dirt, or some kind of plaster. 

 When entirely girdled, the tree may be preserved by 

 connecting the under and upper lips of the bark with 

 a suitable number of scions. It is a good preservation 

 against injuries by mice, to tread down the snow, when 

 it first falls, for a foot or two about the tree." 



How to produce the best of Fruit, 



Take a scion from a tree, the growth of the pre- 

 ceding year, of the choicest fruit to be found — cut this 

 scion into pieces of two, three or four inches in length, 

 dip the ends cut into warm rosin so as to prevent the 

 sap issuing out — plant the pieces in soil suitable for an 

 orchard. A number of shoots will spring up ; from 

 these select the most thrifty for growth, lop down the 

 remaining shoots and cover them faithfully with earth, 

 and in a short time they will become roots to nourish 

 and hasten the growth of the tree. An orchard may 

 be produced in this manner at least two years sooner 

 than from the seed. 



Recipe for making good yellow Butter. 

 A gentleman from Scotland has lately called at this 



