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grown to considerable length, cut them back, leav- 

 ing here and there a few leaves to direct the current 

 of the sap into the sweet wood. If the stumps have 

 not been budded, so soon as the bark begins to 

 break with new shoots and separate freely from the 

 wood, insert three or four sprig buds near the top, 

 and treat the tree as directed in budding the natural 

 grove. Fertilizers should not be added till the trees 

 are well established. When fertilizers are applied, 

 do not place them near the trunk and above the 

 roots, but a little beyond their extremity. 



