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where the Canker hath been exa&ly cut outfit hath been cured 
without any application, whereas many by trufting too much 
to their Medicines, have negleded the principal of the Cure, 
I mean the exad cutting of the taint or infedion out: I do 
know upon good experience, that too deep planting is as 
great a caufe of Cankering, and blafting the tops of trees, as 
any thing,asalfo ofnot bearing fruit.I have obferved in divers 
places, that trees whilft they were young, were very much 
troubled with the Canker,the which,- when they had gotten 
fome growth, were quite freed from it only for a time whilft 
youn glutting it out as occasion required but if you find as 
indeed, it fometimes fo Ells out, that you cannot rid your 
Trees ofthisdifeafe,as it happeneth with fome forts of Pippins, 
Harvie-Apples, and fome others, in fome forts of ground al¬ 
though of a pretty good nature,fo that what your trees (hoot 
this year.; dies the next, or before : if it do not bear fruit in 
fome confiderable manner, then it will be your beft courfoto 
cut off the head of focha tree,or trees, leaving only fome con¬ 
venient arms or boughs whereon you may graft fome 
other fort of fruit, which in the like ground or fituation 
doth bear fruit well, and is not fo fob jeft to Canker. 
In cafe any arm or bough be broken by the wind, or o- 
ther accident,your beft way is to cut it off clofo and fmooth, 
although it be in the Summer,except it have fruit on it which 
you defire to fave,the hurt being not fo great as to hinder the 
paflage of the Sap : in foch cafe, by tying it to fome con- 
veient neighbour bough,or fome prop, your fruit may grow 
to maturity 5 and then if you defire to preforve it, you may 
cut off fome part of it,that fo the wind may not have too much 
power on it, or its own weight, to deftroy it, until it be 
ftrengthned by the return of the next years lap 5 if you will 
you may bind fome tempered Clay to the fradure, if not, 
I know no inconvenience in the negled,fome account it rob¬ 
bing of the tree or root of fo much lap, by cutting branches, 
&c. in the Summer, foppofing a. deferent of fap into the 
root again, which is but a miftake,asl have before mention¬ 
ed. Miflel- 
