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branches on them -, pretty large arms taken 

 from an old fuperannuated tree will ferve 

 very well for this purpofe, and the old 

 tree will have an advantage from this prun- 

 ing, by putting forth young wood, which 

 will bear larger and better leaves j thefe 

 arms may be divided and cut into lefTer 

 ones, of about a yard or more in length, 

 in order to be layed down in the earth. 



As I fhall hereafter fhew the advan- 

 yantage of planting thofe trees which are 

 defigned for filkworms in a fort of efpalier 

 hedge, fo I fliall now dire6l the laying 

 down of the cuttings in fuch a method as 

 that, without any future tranfplanting, 

 many fuch hedges may be raifed, and alfo 

 good numbers of plants to be afterwards 

 tranfpl anted into hedges j and I am cer- 

 tain from experience, that if cuttings thus 

 managed fail to grow, at leaft in a tempe- 

 rate chmate, it is owing either to want of 

 watering, weeding, or a good foil. 



The beft time for planting cuttings is as 

 foon as the leaves have fallen in autumn, 

 that the parts which lie under ground may 

 be prepared to put forth roots the Ipring 

 following J for, if they are planted in fpring 

 they will moflly fail, for want of roots to 



fupply 



