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with boles not a yard long, which would 

 have been good trees, had there been a 

 little labour beftowed upon them. When 

 the following directions are put in practice, 

 they will remedy all thofe evils, and fave 

 many a tree. 



ON poor land, as has been before re- 

 lated, thick planting will anfwer the ends 

 of pruning and dreffing ; but on good 

 ground it will not anfwer to make good 



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trees, unlefs proper care be taken of them ; 

 and they mud be treated in quite a diffe- 

 rent method from thole on poor ground ; 

 for as the trees grow much fafter, they 

 will require care and labour to keep them 

 in order, but no great ex.pence if regularly 

 performed. 



IF trees on good land are planted thick, 

 which is the beir, method, they muft be 

 pruned regularly fummer and winter, as 

 directed, for they muft never be allowed 

 fo grow to be thickets, for that would 

 draw and fpoil them entirely ; and a.s they 

 C 3 are 



