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will remain in a dormant ftate the firft, 

 and pufh the fecond year; which if it 

 does not, make an incifion crofswife to 

 the depth of the bark, immediately above 

 it : it will not fail to pufh the following 

 feafon. 



In what is termed a bark-bound tree, 

 (in which cafe, it has a fickly appearance 

 in general, hard and fhrivelled barkj 

 makes weak fhoots, with the leaves of a 

 languid colour, and the ftem and branches 

 frequently covered with mofs), it is a 

 good pradice to rip the ftem lengthwife, 

 to the depth of the bark : but this is to 

 be performed on apple and pear trees 

 only ; ftone-fruit, from their aptnefs to 

 gum, not admitting of this operation with 

 propriety. 



When a tree is in too luxuriant a ftate, 

 and does not fet to fruit, the knife fhould 

 be ufed fparingly, keeping it rather thick 

 of wood (but regular) for a feaibn or two ; 

 and at the fame time let a trench be dug 

 round its ftem, at the diftance of four or 

 five feet from it, fo as to cut quite 

 through all its roots. The check, which 

 it thereby receives, will generally throw 



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