3'Z2 OF THE CANKER, AND GUM. 



The rough or cankery bark on that side of trees 

 which is next the wall should be scraped or pared 

 oft* with a tool made in the form of a sickle, which, 

 with other tools, will be described hereafter. 



It is much to be regretted, that fruit-trees in ge- 

 neral throughout this kingdom are in a mutilated 

 unfruitful state. After gentlemen have purchased 

 the young trees from Nurseries, and planted them 

 in their orchards and gardens, they think every 

 thing necessary is done ; when in fact, the greater 

 part of the work is yet to come. In packing and car- 

 riage, the stems and branches are very frequently 

 bruised; in that case, the injured parts of the 

 bark and wood must be carefully cut out, and the 

 Composition immediately applied: this may be 

 done when you head the trees, which operation 

 should be performed in April, May, or even June, 

 when the bud begins to shoot ; but by no means 

 cut oft* any of the shoots, except those that are 

 broken or bruised very much. When this is ne- 

 glected, the canker will follow, to the great injury, 

 ti' not the death, of the trees. How common is it 

 to see, in all parts of the country, great numbers 

 of trees so affected with this disease as not to pro- 

 duce fruit enough in twelve or fourteen years to 

 pay half the expence attending them 1 whereas, if 

 they were to be managed according to the fore- 

 going directions, they would more than pay all the 

 expence in three years. It is common, when 

 young trees do not thrive, either to blame the nur- 

 seryman tor sending bad or diseased trees, or at- 



