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not be fo foon wet, and you may then take 

 the advantage of pulling the leaves on the 

 leev^^ard fide ; when you are forc'd to this, 

 for the better regularity keep to one hedge, 

 and mark the place which you pull'd, by 

 thrufting a flick into the hedge, that you 

 may not diileaf the fame part a fecond 

 time. 



Befides what has been mentioned, the 

 cafe with which leaves can be gathered 

 from hedges is of great importance, as tlie 

 gathering of them makes one of the prin- 

 cipal labours in feeding filkworms ^ and I 

 dare affirm it will be found by experience, 

 that one perfon fliall be able to pull 

 twice the quantity of leaves from hedges 

 which he could do, in the fame time, from 

 flandard trees j for there he can readily 

 fee what lies in a flat form before him j he 

 will not be delayed in clambering from 

 branch to branch, as he mufl in pulling 

 the leaves of large fbandards .; nor will he 

 injure the trees by breaking the llioots, as 

 frequently happens v/hen perfons are ob- 

 liged to climb for the leaves. And if the 

 hedges are clipped for the worms, which 

 is practicable, efpecially in the white mul- 

 berry whofe fhoots are (lender, it will 

 E 4 make 



