2^4 A T R E A T I S E O P 

 away, as new ones are produced to fuppiy* 

 their places : and thefe new branches 

 fhould be treated in all refpefts like a young 

 tree, and not fuftered to touch one another. 



When a tree is become fo weak that it 

 makes few or no fliocts, after it is arrived 

 at its full fize, then it wants new branches, 

 and the way to recover them is to cut off a 

 great many of the ftuds in the winter dole 

 to the bottom, and efpecially thofe near- 

 eft the ftem ; which generally caufes Ilioots 

 to put out at the places from whence the 

 others were cut : but if this is not fuffi- 

 cient, take a chiiel the next winter, and 

 cut into feveral of the ftrongeft parts about 

 one third of their thicknefs^ but thefe 

 cuts muft be made on the upper fide of 

 the branch, and a piece taken quite out, 

 equal in length and depth ; this is a fare 

 way to produce young (hoots, provided 

 the root be healthy. 



When a dwarf is cut in the winter, all 

 the mofs and old bark fnould be clean 

 rubbed ofF^ and the cankered parts cut 

 away to the quick : this fort of manage- 

 ment is very proper for either the pear 

 upon the quince, the apple upon the para- 



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