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the season, and will produce fine strong eyes for 

 the following year. 



Such shoots as grow near the stem of the tree, 

 if any are wanted to fill up the wall, may be 

 tucked-in as directed for Peaches. {^See also 

 Plate VIII.] This will prevent them from look- 

 ing unsightly, and save them from the fury of the 

 Autumnal and Winter winds. 



The tree above-mentioned had a decayed rotten 

 root, the dead part of which I cut all away, till I 

 came to the sound wood. Whenever the trunk 

 is hollow, you must follow it under ground till 

 you have cut out all the decayed parts and rotten 

 roots ; otherwise you will lose the tree. 



By proceeding according to the foregoing direc- 

 tions, the root will be renewed, while the tree is 

 forming a fine handsome head. In the mean time 

 trench your borders, taking up all the old roots, 

 and add some fresh mould to them, if you can 

 conveniently get it ; if you cannot, remove all the 

 sour mould that is about the roots of the trees, 

 and put in some taken from the border, at a dis- 

 tance from the wall ; always remembering to lay 

 the top spit next to the roots of the trees ; also, 

 mix some vegetable mould, from the Melon and 

 Cucumber beds, with rotten leaves, as a manure 

 for the borders. 



I have headed down many trees that had not 

 this preparation ; and yet they throve very well, 

 but did not send forth such fine roots and shoots 

 as those that were so prepared. 



