i.22 ON THICK PLANTING 



will grow over better and fooner with this 

 than any of thofe competitions that are fo 

 highly recommended, and at no expence. 



THE laying the firft on fo thin and with 

 a brufh is, that there may no part be mirT- 

 ed, for it penetrates into all the fides of 

 the tree, clofe to the fides of the found 

 bark, and it alfo prevents the ftifF plaifter 

 from dropping off by the heat of the fun, 

 which .it would do if a thick plaifter was 

 laid firft on the wounded place. 



IF any favourite detached tree mould 

 have the misfortune to have a large arm 

 or branch fplit, fo as to hang almoft by 

 the bark of one fide, let all the fraclured 

 places be brufhed over with the thin ftufF, 

 and then half an inch thick of the fame be 

 laid all over. 



RAISE the branch to its proper pofition, 

 fo that the bark fits all round, and then 

 fecured with props, fo as to prevent the 

 wind making it ; then apply a plaifter of 



the 



