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Some have imagined, that these shoots 

 from the trunk and large branches of peel- 

 ed trees, would hurt the growth on the ex- 

 tremities. This at first sight appears a ra- 

 tional supposition, but experience has shewn 

 the reverse ; for these trees which have sent 

 out thousands of these shoots, have grown 

 more on the extremities since, than they 

 had done for many years before. 



The reason of this appears to be, that, by 

 removing the stricture of the bark, a freer 

 circulation of the juices is given, to nourish 

 every part ; and accordingly I have found 

 those trees sending out innumerable shoots 

 from the trunk and large branches, growing 

 well at the extremities, and bearing fruit 

 abundantly at the same time. 



It is said that all efforts which have 



