By Mr. Thomas Rivers, Jun. 



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of course must be left where they will best give this support. 

 But if, as is often the case in pears, the roots are nearly all 

 perpendicular, the tree must be supported with stakes. The 

 second year half these remaining roots may be cut, or if the 

 tree is inclined to be vigorous, all of them, but if it gives symp- 

 toms of being checked in its growth too much they may on the 

 contrary all remain undisturbed for one or even two seasons. 



I may perhaps be allowed to conclude this too long paper by 

 stating that as the end of all gardening operations ought to be to 

 give much in little space, root pruning of trees carried on systemati- 

 cally and regularly, seems to approach that desirable object, and I 

 cannot help flattering myself that, by its means, complete collections 

 of pears and other fruits may be grown advantageously, in compa- 

 ratively small gardens. 



