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pearance of the wool, and the uniformly red colour of 

 the tlcsh If ths scab has taken hold of the flesh, the 

 same method is to be pursued, and in addition the 

 slieep mui;t be anointed with hog's lard and spirits of Tur- 

 pentine, or lard and lye, tobacco juice, or something of 

 the kind. The sheep remaining 2 or 3 days annointed 

 then washed out with soap ; twice or thrice will generally 

 be sufficient. There are some persons perhaps who are 

 unwilling to deprive the animal of its peculiar stamp, 

 that of having a stout coat of dirt and oil at the end of 

 the Hcecc, an evidence of its real value and pure blood — 

 but for the sake of this outward sign, it would be griev- 

 ous that a line Merino should be lost, or a whole flock 

 contaminated. 



Observations relative to the Pruning of Orchards, by 

 Thomas Skip Dyot Bucknall, Esq. of Conduct- 

 street. 



From the Transactions of the Society for the En- 

 couragement of Arts, AIanufactures and Com- 

 merce. 



The Silver Medal of the Society was voted to Mr. 

 BucKNALL, for these Observations. 



THE bark of trees, properly considered, con- 

 sists of three divisions; the outer, rough; the middle sofi 

 and spongy ; the inner, a whitish rind, being that which 

 joins the bark to the wood ; and this last is supposed to 

 contain the Hquid sap. It is constantly observed, that 

 when the stem of the tree grows too fast for the bark, 

 it causes blotches and lacerations; wliich evil is properly 

 avoided by scoring the hark with a sharp knife : but 

 care should be taken not to cut through the whitish rind 

 before-mentioned ; for that heals very difficultly, gene- 

 rally ulcerates; and; by being cut through, gives the in 



