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EXPLANATION OF PLATE II. 



• Fig. L 



■ An old hollow Green-gage Plumtree the fecond year after 

 heading down. This tree was very much decayed,, having 

 only a few inches of found bark ; many of the roots, being 

 alfo rotten and decayed, were cut off, and an incifion made at 

 a, which produced a frefh root. 



b. The firft heading, clofe to a bud. 



c 7 c. The new wood and bark growing: over the hollow 

 part d, which is covered with the Compofition. 



e, e, &c. Where the fecond year's heading was performed. 



f, f. Where the foreright fhoots are cut off during the 

 Winter or Spring pruning. 



g, g, g, &c. The fruit buds for next year, as they appear 

 after the foreright fhoots are cut off, as at jf,jC 



Fig. II. 



A branch on a larger fcale, to fhew the manner of cutting 

 thofe foreright fhoots which are full of fruit buds. This 

 Ihould be done at h, but not till the fruit is fet ; they after- 

 wards form into dugs as i\ u 



Fig. III. 



An old branch pruned in the common way, covered over 

 with canker, and producing only fmall weak fhoots, leaving 

 the wall moftly naked. 



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