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Such cases occur in every department of 

 life, which it is unnecessary to take notice 

 of here. 



Canker explains every malady of fruit 

 trees, and we are told that May mists are 

 injurious to the fruit. But what wiser or 

 better are we by knowing that May mists 

 are injurious to the fruit, and that canker 

 hurts the trees ? 



It is certainly true, that moist, calm, cold 

 weather, in the month of May, is unfavour- 

 able to the fruit crop : but seeing we cannot 

 alter the weather, we ought to inquire into 

 the way and manner it becomes hurtful, 

 that we may prevent its bad effects, as far 

 as is in human power. 



The month of May is the season when 

 the trees are in blossom, which, in moist, 



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