72 THE FOREST TREE CULTURIST. 
In fact, the latter period is just the time to cut off trees 
and small under shrubs if we wish to kill the roots. The 
exact time of year to cut timber to kill the roots can not 
be given, as the seasons vary as well as climate in the dif- 
ferent latitudes. The right time here would not be the 
right time forty miles north or south. Many 1ules have 
been given, such as the three longest days, the old or the 
new moon in certain months; but these rules would not 
give the same results in any two States in the Union, nor 
hardly apply to any two species of tree or shrub, conse- 
quently they are useless. When trees or shrubs have 
nearly completed their new growth in summer, but not 
entirely, they will suffer more by being cut down than at 
any (ther time. 
