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the fruit of Pear trees by ringing : this is most probable, but 

 an instance of it has not occurred to my observation. 



The branches of Plum and Cherry trees sustain injury, 

 and become cankered, by ringing; but as they are always 

 free blowers, an increase of blossom by artificial means is 

 not wanted to make them produce fruit. The same obser- 

 vation is applicable to Peach and Nectarine trees ; so that 

 all the stoned fruits cultivated in this country must be ex- 

 cluded from the list of trees on which ringing may be use- 

 fully performed. 



Vines are much benefited by ringing ; their blossom is 

 produced on the shoots of the same year in sufficient plenty ; 

 for additional blossom, the use of ringing is not therefore re- 

 quired, but increase of size, early ripening, and improve- 

 ment of flavour in the Grapes, all result from ringing. Mr. 

 Williams, in a Paper on the subject in the first volume 

 of the Transctions,* has sufficiently described the mode of 

 proceeding with the Vines for this purpose. 



In none of the experiments, the termination of which I 

 have yet become acquainted with, has success attended the 

 operation of ringing the Fig tree. The branches which 

 have been circumcised have put forth on the young wood 

 abundance of small Figs, such being in fact the flower of 

 the tree, which subsequently enlarges and becomes the fruit, 

 when ripe. This production of fruit has even been effected 

 in trees which had not attained sufficient age to throw it out 

 naturally in the regular course, but in such cases, the crop 

 has fallen off without ripening. The branches of the Fig 

 tree suffer by ringing ; the incision should therefore, when 



* Vol. I. page 107. 



