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by that means will form a bunch round 

 the root of the tree, which would be very 

 detrimental, if not wholely deftroy it. It 

 will be neceflary the next fummer to go 

 over them at the fame feafon, and ftrip off 

 anyfmall flioots that may have fprung, 

 after which no further care will be want- 

 ed. This is foreign to what I propofed 

 treating of; but I have feen fuch oak 

 plants thrown away as good for nothing. 

 I have planted fuch, and treated them as 

 here directed, and have had a clump of 

 fine trees, flraighter and finer than thole 

 planted with their heads. It is my opi- 

 nion, that all planted oaks which do not. 

 thrive, if they were cut down as above, 

 would make fiue trees. I have done fo 

 with fbme, and they anfwered very well. 



TH E larch, although a deciduous tree, 

 fliould never be planted in winter, and in 

 mofl autumns it is too late before it lofes 

 its leaf. The beft feafon then is the be- 

 ginning of March, both for large and 



imall trees. They mould be planted juft 



before 



