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nardened by degrees, and their branches 

 expand regularly, and preferve a due 

 proportion with their bodies. If trees 

 be taken promifcuoufly, or fo as to leave 

 the rernainder at equal diflances, nearly 

 the fame inconvenience arifes as in the 

 former cafe ; for there v/ill be a variety 

 of tender parts, which cannot be per- 

 ceived at the time of doing it, left un- 

 guarded ; but if the lickly trees be taken, 

 the others will immediately receive great 

 benefit. 



The obvious figns of health In tim- 

 ber are thefe — The bark will be fmooth, 

 look clean, and grey in colour, and tho 

 frefh fhoots will be long, and flralght, 

 and free at the points. The colour of 

 the green will be much deeper, than that 

 of thofe trees, of the fame fort, which 

 are not healthy; and the trees will re- 

 tain their leaves longer in the autumn. 

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