6o THE CULTURE 



grown fo very long as to become top^ 

 heavy, and not well furnifhed with leaves 

 throughout their whole length, or when 

 you defire that fome of them fliould pro- 

 duce more delicate and tender leaves. 



On thefe occafions, fome perfons in the 

 filk-countries manage their mulberry-trees 

 as fallies are fometimes ufed, by cutting off 

 the whole head, that new fhoots may fpring 

 out} but this is a very bad method, for it 

 hurts and damages the tree beyond mea- 

 fure, fo many and large wounds fcarce ever 

 healing without letting the moifture in, 

 and fo rotting the trunk, that the tree 

 never after becomes found, and befide fome 

 years are loft before it can again com- 

 pleatly furnifn itfeif with branches ; where- 

 as, if you prune the tree in fuch a manner 

 as to leave a good length of all the larger 

 branches, thefe willfoon furnifh themfelves 

 with young wood, and the tree will not be 

 in fuch danger of being rotted by the 

 moifture, or killed by too large amputa- 

 tion. 



The branches fhould be cut floping, - 

 that the rain may not fettle on the cut. 

 By this kind of pruning, you will ftill 

 leave fomewhat of the form of a tree, only 



with 



