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lervcs the debarker's purpofe, as well as if it 

 had been naturally fent to his aid^ only as 

 a balfam to heal the outward wound he had 

 made, (in what I may call thro' the ikin 

 of the tree) The faid ring being thereto, 

 ready and preffing to clofe up the fame, a- 

 gainft fuch time, as the bough being entire- 

 ly dead, is found proper to be fawn, or cut 

 off clofe thereto. By this means free li- 

 berty is then given to the inner iides of the 

 bark-ring to cover the patent part : Which 

 coverture will be efFedled in near half the 

 time, that the hke wound would have been 

 on a hafty amputation, by hook — 'handbill 

 — &c. 



My next difcurfory account is, of what 

 enfues, or becomes of the remaining redun- 

 dancy of fep, which was not employed in 

 the formation of that bark-ring^ and which 

 was reftrained from perfuing it's wonted free 

 courfe into it's bough, before it was debark- > 

 ed. Now part of it, with great rapidity is 

 conjoined to the nearmoft fap afcending up 

 the body into the upper boughs not debark-- 

 ed ; as may be feen by their fubfequent ex- 

 traordinary vigour ; and fome fmall portion 

 will yet find a paflage thro' the inner pores 



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