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to&tflj tiu ttjofc fupf rfluGUfif boughs, iDftfc!) toe muft tafe? atoap 5 

 anDthati0tf)cmoQtt)ief, anD moantttfulpomttobefenutonm 

 lopping. 9nD toe map toell affure our felbesCaistn all orfjec 

 Arts, Co tn tt)i0) tfjerc t0 a bantage,anD Uc)cteritp br fkill > an ba* 

 bit bp piatttce cut of experience, m tb^ performance berecf, fo? 

 tbe p?o8t of manfetnD : ^et Do 3 not bncto < let me fpeafe it 

 toitb patience of our xunntng Arborifts)anp tbtng toitbm tb^ 

 compafisof fcumane affair« fonfcelTarp, anbfo little cegarDeUi 

 notonlpm Orchards, bUt alfo in all OtOeC Timber-trees, to^ere, 



ogtobaifaetJjr* 



Now to our purpofe : 



!|)oto manp Forefts, anO Woods, ttfbereinpou %d^\ batje fo? 

 on« libelp ti)?it)tng Tree, four (nap tanietimeiat tto^ntp four) ebtl 

 tb^ibing, rotten anb bptng Crfir^, eben tobtle0 tbep Itbe > anU 

 tnlieab of Crfejt, tbnufanbg Of bulhes anb (hrubs? tobat rot* 

 ten^fs i tobat bollotonef^ i tobat DeaD armg ? toitbcr'u top^e 

 curtail'O trunks f tobat loab^ of Mode > bjouping b .ugb^ * 

 ano Dping b?ancbe0 «l>all pou fee eberp tobere i anD tbofe tbat 

 lifeetn tbi0 fo?tare in a manner all unprofitable baugbiK, can- 

 kcr'darmjs, croobeD, ItfleanD Qjo^tboaU. SBbat an infinite 

 number of buQjfiei, ll»?ub0, anb jjbcagis of Hafels , Thomes anD 

 otber profitable tocoD, tobtcb m*'gbt be biougbt bp D?rffing to be* 

 come great, anD gcoblp tree« i ConfiDer noto tbe Caufe. 



tlbe Icffer Wood batb beenfpoil'D "miW) tarelef^, un?bilfuf, 

 anD untimelp ftotoing > anD mucb alfo of tbe gceat Wood. 

 %\it greater <!tr^)S at tbe fira tifing babe fiU'D anD oberlaDett 

 tbemtilbeg toitb a number of toaffefuU boughs anD fuckers, 

 tobtcb b^be not onlpD?aton ib^'iap from tbe boai, but alfo babe 

 maD? it fenottp, anD tbetnf^ Ibpjs, anb tbe boal moffie, fc? toant of 

 D? (TinJ^i to^crea0, if in tb^' p?ime of grototb tbepbaD btenta* 

 bra atoap c'^f? , all but one top , anD clean bu tbe bulb, tbe 

 ftrengtb of all tbefap filjou'D babe gone to tbe bulb, anu fo be 

 to.'fio babe recobereo, anD caber>bi0 bnot0, anD babe out 

 fo|tb a fiir, lon3 anDflntgljr body, fa? Timber pjofiidble, buge 

 great of feu^b, anD of mSnite laft* 



3[f aU Timber-trees to^re fucb (toill fom?fap) biJto dJDulD toe 



babe crooked toCOD fo? Wheels, Coorbs,&c? 



Anfw. SD^efeallpou tan, anDtberetotllbe enougb crooked 

 foirfi ftufe^* 



^o?efbentbi0> in mod places tbep groto fi thick, x^nt net* 

 tbec tbemfelbee, no? eartb. no? anp tbing unDer 0? neer tbem 

 can tb?tbe) no? Sun, no? Rain, no? Air cm Do tbem, no? anp. 

 tbing nfer, o?unDertb?m, anp p?o6t 0? tomfn?r* 



2 ffe a nutrbrr of Hags, tobere out of on** rnnt pou (ball fee 

 tb?fe 0? four (nap mn??, f^cb 10 men« im^btlful atepbinf f^x, to')o 

 Defivingmanp, b^ib? none gooD)p7citp Oaks, o?Ailies, (iratgtit 

 anD taili becaufe tbercotattbeerQvi)CDtg(be0fipamxm: but " 

 if oneonlp of t^<^m migbr be ftifer'd to groto, anD ibat toell, 

 anD cIeanlpp?un'D, all to t)i0 bcrp top, tobat a Tree iiwuru toe 



M 2 bat>J 



