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CHAPTER XVII. 



The treatment of sickly fruit trees in order to bring them to a 

 healthy fruitful condition. 



It will occasionally happen, that although 

 the border has been properly prepared, and 

 the trees previous to planting have appeared 

 healthy, and were pruned, planted, &c. agree- 

 ably to directions given, yet through some 

 inherent disease, a tree may after a year or 

 two become sickly; in this case the leaves 

 will be yellowish, and the wood very weak. 

 I have observed trees remain in this state 

 for several years after planting, and then 

 to recover; but in those cases I was per- 

 suaded that the disease was not inherent, 

 only an accidental one, arising from some 

 defect in planting. 



But when a tree appears thus affected, let 

 some hogs dung and cows dung, in equal 

 quantities, be put into a tub, and some soft 

 water poured upon them; after these have 

 remained together for several days, some of 

 the water may be drained off, and poured 

 over the roots of the tree. 



This application of manure water must 

 not be commenced earlier in the season than 

 when the tree begins to push, when if the 



