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branches, as far as the bark will admit of 

 division. 



If the bark bound the tree like a 

 hoop or cord, by being fixed only at the 

 two end&>ji longitudinal incision would be 

 a complete cure ; but as the bark is fixed 

 all round, such a cure must be very incom- 

 plete. It may, however, be useful on the 

 branches of wall trees, where the flower buds 

 are thick, and cannot be easily peeled, with- 

 out destroying these. It may likewise be 

 of considerable service on cherry trees, 

 where the stricture depends chiefly on the 

 transverse bark, which, being more lightly 

 attached to the longitudinal than that of 

 pear and apple trees, when cut, sometimes 

 separates itself all round. This disease, or 

 rather cause of diseases, is of the most se- 

 rious nature, because it always increases it- 



