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maturity, though late in the season, and 

 have of these on their way at present* 



When the trees are peeled, they send out 

 numerous young healthy shoots from the 

 trunk and large branches, whi&i will 

 come to bear fruit before the old ones 

 fail *, and thus give a constant supply, 

 without the loss of time, as in the com- 

 mon way of cutting down and grafting : 



* Fig. 3, a swan egg pear tree, 100 years old, which 

 has been for several years past in a complete state of 

 decay. The young healthy shoots upon the trunk and 

 large branches, as far as peeled, not one of which died 

 in winter ; and those of the present year are too numer* 

 ous to be represented on a superficies. Some of these 

 of the current year measure 3 feet 9 inches in length, 

 and 2f inches in circumference, and have sent out 



