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are determined upon, are, at this time, to be 

 marked with a daub of white paint in a vertical 

 direction. In the event of taking down trees in 

 fuch fituations, it is of importance to cut them as 

 low as poflible ; fo that the roots may be quickly 

 covered over with grafs, and no rife may be 

 left in the ground ; for this purpofe, it will be 

 neceflary to dig a little of the earth away around 

 the tree ; and when it is cut, it will be proper to 

 (kin off the bark of the root all round, to prevent 

 faplings rifmg up. The mod effectual way to 

 prevent faplings, is by taking out the roots with 

 the tree at once ; but, in fituations where there 

 are adjoining trees, it will fometimes be dangerous 

 for the roots of thofe that are intended to ftand - ? 

 therwife it mould always be done. 



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