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fuch of the fame kinds as have already ftood two 

 feafons in the lines, and which are intended to 

 remain another feafon longer, be tapped; that is 

 to fay, their tap roots mould be cut about eight 

 inches below the furface. This is mod effectual- 

 ly and readily done by two men with fharp fpades ; 

 one rutting, or cutting the ground obliquely with his 

 fpade, on each fide the line at once, and exadly 

 oppofite to the other. After this operation has 

 been performed, the plants mould be made firm a 

 by a perfon treading the rows with a foot on each 

 fide. Thefe kinds, fo tapped, will, in the courfe 

 of the folio wing feafon, in conference of beingthus 

 root-pruned, or tapped as it is called,, pum many 

 more fibres on the upper part of their roots, than 

 they otherwise would have done ; and thus will 

 the plants be better fitted for being tranfplanted 

 into mallow foils, or indeed into any foil, than they 

 would have been by being allowed to remain in 

 the ground untapped till the time of lifting. 



The interflices of all rows intended to ftand an- 

 other year, fhould be neatly pointed over with a 

 narrow fpade ; or, if the roots be much, matted, 

 (as is the cafe with feveral kinds), a fmall three- 

 pronged fork is to be ufed ; taking care, by all 



means, 



in the forest at the age of two years transplanted, but 

 would probably be very much the worse for remaining LQ 

 .the lines another year without being tapped. 



