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vantage ; as the other forts of trees (hould 

 be planted fooner, there will be more 

 time to finifti planting. 



IF there are any (mall crooked oaks in 

 the nurfery, and feemingly good for little, 

 prune their (terns, and plant them by 

 themielves ; and after they have been 

 planted two years, in any of the winter 

 months cut them down an inch below the 

 ground, and they will make fine flraight 

 (hoots next fummer. In the latter end 

 of June, or beginning of July, let them 

 be gone through, and all the {hoots but 

 one of the ftraighteft and (trongeft be 

 lliped off with the finger and thumb, 

 doling the earth round the remaining 

 plant ; they will come eafily off at that 

 feafon, but if they (land much longer, 

 we ihall be in danger of tearing the bark 

 off the (tool, which would fpoil the tree. 

 There muft be no knife made ufe of ; for 

 if cut, they will pufli many (hoots at every 

 imputation, which would much injure 



the trees, as they muft be cut again, and 



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