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NAILING. 



in order to preserve them from injury by 

 the wind blowing about the shoots, which 

 rubs off or breaks the buds, also from sus- 

 taining damage by snow breaking the shoots. 

 It is the practice of some persons to allow 

 their trees to remain loose until spring, but 

 it is a bad one, for there is not any benefit 

 derived from it, but on the contrary they are 

 exposed to the injuries described. 



In fixing a tree to the wall that is trained 

 fan way, always place all the strong arms 

 first regularly in their proper direction, 

 when this is done proceed to nail in the 

 younger wood by beginning with the lowest 

 main branch on one side, and then go on 

 regularly round to the other side. In nail- 

 ing in the young wood, always begin at the 

 end of the branch, and dispose of them re- 

 gularly along it up to the stem of the tree. 



Whenever shreds are to be used which 

 have previously been applied to the purpose, 

 let them be tried well by pulling to see if 

 they are strong enough; such as are found to 

 do, must be boiled for half an hour in soap 

 suds and urine, in order to destroy the larvae 

 of insects which were deposited in them ; 

 after being dried they may be used with safe- 

 ty. But if they had been used again with- 

 out this precaution, the larvae of insects which 

 were in them would have been retained. 

 And when come to such perfection as to be 

 able to commit their ravages the ensuing 



