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be Tingled out, if poflible, for each plant ; and a 

 number of the ftnall twigs fhould be left regularly 

 difpofed on the ftem, in order to detain the fap, 

 and to make it circulate more equally through the 

 whole plant. It will feldom happen that it would 

 be improper to cut off all the competing branches 

 from a nursling ; but in fome cafes it may be pro- 

 per to morten fome of them only. The above is 

 to be underftood of the deciduous, or hard wood 

 kinds : the fir kinds, while in a ftate of nurfing, 

 will require nothing more than the removal of 

 one of .their leaders, when they happen to have 

 two, which will very feldom be the cafe. When 

 it does happen, however, the ftrongefl of courfe 

 fhould be left : Barely pinching off the top of the 

 weakeft with the finger and thumb, is perhaps 

 the bed method of pruning in the prefent cafe. 



Two-year feedling Oaks, Chefnuts, Walnuts, 

 or Beech, which have been fown in drills, and 

 which are intended to remain for another feafon 

 In their prefent fituation, * fhould, together with 



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* This method of treating two-year seedlings, is only 

 admissible in cases where there is too much labour to be 

 performed. Lifting the plants entirely, and replanting 

 them, is far preferable ; because it is more in our power tcr 

 prune and treat them properly, when lifted, than other- 

 wise. 



In the other case, the tres should have beea planted out 



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