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lar shoots, and of those nearest the top of the stemr 

 as will form a handsome head. If the stem be very 

 strong it will be necessary, perhaps, to leave more 

 than you intend to bud, on purpose to receive the 

 sap, which will flow in great abundance from a large 

 trunk, and, without this precaution, would be apt to 

 burst the shoots, if there be not a sufficient number 

 to receive it. I have often seen shoots as large as 

 my arm, burst by a superabundance of sap. When 

 that is likely to happen, the best thing you can do 

 is to scarify the shoots, and rub a little of the Com- 

 position into the wound. 



