386 Observations on ringing Fruit Trees, 



" The theory of this mode of pruning consists in suppressing 

 the direct channel of the sap, and substituting for it from three 

 to seven oblique branches, which, at certain distances, one 

 above another, form a sort of forked passage that will only 

 permit the sap to rise and descend slowly, obliging it to stop 

 and form a great number of fruit buds. The experience 

 of more than a century proves the goodness of this theory, 

 when it is put in practice by skilful gardeners.'' These 

 remarks will serve as a supplement to the former communi- 

 cation, on the practice of ringing fruit trees, and may per- 

 haps be useful in farther elucidating that proceeding. 



