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IlKACINU AND m<:iAIWN< TIM-IKS 



TlKM <;n o< rationally resolled In ill olden limes, | tart ieillarl y 

 in the ease of oreha id lie, i! is ,.nl\ of lair \rar.; M,.,i 

 h inahr Irraliiirnl of (KM* \\.>ninl and di..< a < ha 



been generally adopted. Kven at the proscud liin<\ llir 

 tilling of Iinl|<\\ luniks, l.i;i.ni" ..I IH.IVY n.lid <lis< .1 <d 

 hi'anclics RM<| attention l< in < < I nixl lim<'<>i<l pests .m 

 r.ncly cii^a^cd in and hut imperfectly mulcrslood. 



\\lnn I he \.dueol old 1 1 < < . in .in 01 iiaineiit til or ill ilil arin.n 

 sense is taken into aceoiinl il is renuirkn hie \\liai a. HinaJI 

 amount of at tent ion liny K<<I\C \\ hen nubjcrtod lo aeei<l(Mit- 

 or disease. As a general rule. e;i vilie;; or hollo\\,; in ;i Inr 

 slein, if N II In themselves, gradually inerease in si/(" until 



the .1 ndiii" sa.p is entirely enl oil \\hell I lie <iuiiihlni" 

 sleill eillMT falls In pieces or is hl'olu'll over hy 1-lie \\llld 



A hraiK'h I'ecjuii'es to l>< hra.eed or strengthened when from 



its weight and shape ll l;; likely In jje| \\ |Tiie||e<l frnill Ilie 



main stem during stnrmv weather and so injure tin- her 

 nr in. ii il natural heautv. 



Both mil! and !un<',<d pests do a considerable .UN. .mil 

 of damage to trees, holh \<uii" and old, hut as special 

 chapters are devoted to their depredations they need only 



receive a passing (ml iee here 



Hollow Trunks .iml Iheir Ti e:M inent . lln\\< vi 

 de. n a hie it in.-i.v he to repair hollow trunks, y (> ' > "M.I I 



de;i.| of dl:;ei Ililllial loll i:; lie<-e;:;;n\ in deciding wlli(^ll liven 



should he operated upon, especially in the case <*l : an h a an 

 reduced to mere shells and ar<- no! likely lo den\e any 

 benefit commensurate \\ilh I he labour and < <> I ! inah rial , 

 involved in bracing and Tilling. 



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