1806.] 
On the sth of November, 1804, I cut 
from the large branch of an apricot-tree 
(young and very flourifhing, but which 
had never borne any fruit) a complete cy- 
linder of bark about three inches long; I 
alfo cut two thirds of a cylinder of bark 
of the fame Jengt: from the large branca 
of avother apricot-tree (planted at the 
fame time with the other, nearly four years 
before, but had not fruited), and one of 
nearly the fame dimenfions from a young 
green-gage tree of the fame planting, 
which alio had not fruited. Inthe fpring 
of the year I watched the three trees nar- 
rowly : onallof them there were more 
bloffoms than I had ever fcen before, but 
net more in proportion on thofe limbs 
from which the cylinders were taken than 
the reft of the trees. When the Jeaves 
fhot out I couid perceive no unufual ap. 
pearance in the trees from whence the im- 
perfect cylinders were taken; bute the 
Jeaves of the branch out of which the 
compleie cylinder was cut were of a much 
paler green and {mailer than thofe on the 
reft ot the tree. In confequence of eariy 
blight, omly two apricots came to perfec- 
tion, one on each tree, and there were 
about fixteen very large green gages. 
Through the fummer I obferved that the 
portion of bark left where the part cylin- 
ders were cut, began to {well out and 
giow ; but the place whence the whole 
cylinder was taken, appeared faplefs and 
crackt. ‘Towards autumn the leaves turn- 
ed quite yellow ; they are now quite fear, 
and not fallen as the other Jeaves, but ftill 
hang on the limb, which is ¢o all appear- 
ance dead, whillft the remainder of the 
tree and the other two trees have the ufual 
healthy ftate. 
From thefe experiments I learn, that to 
eut complete cylinders from trees or their 
limbs is to defiroy them ; but that cutting 
partial ones may have the effect of con- 
¢entrating the growth of the tree to that 
{pot, fo tar as to prevent the fhooting-out 
of fuperfluous wood, and perhaps ot giv- 
ing it a better chance of bearing fruit ; 
though I fhould conceive that long gafhes 
cut into the tree perpendicularly, and the 
bark a little feparated without being taken 
away, would have every good effect with- 
out defacing the tree. 
Should any thing further worth notice 
occur in the growth or otherwife of thefe 
tiees, I fhall take pleafure in communicat- 
lug it, and remain, Sir, your conftant 
veader, &c., Teas 
Ipfwyich, Dec. 15, 1805, 
Letter from the Bath Chronicle, er 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
To Mr.Crutrtwett, the Printer of the 
Bath Chronicle.* 
SIR, 
T was with mingled emotions of fur- 
prize and concern, that we read the 
minutes of certain converfations (commit- 
ted to paper by your-clerk at the time) 
which took place between you and the 
Rev, Stafford Smith; and you and_the 
Rev. Charles Daubeney, on the fixth of 
December [inflant.] Our furprize was 
excited, by underftanding that the infer- 
tion in your paper of various documents 
writen by us (expofing the prastice adopt. 
ed at the New Church in this city, of 
deducting, FOR 1TS OWN USE, a third of 
the donations contributed at that place of 
worfbip, for certain charitable inflitutions 
ia Bath) thould have fubjeéted you to. 
the threat of a profecution for alibel: and 
our concern arofe trom learning, that the 
two reverend gentlemen above-mentioned 
fhould, in the incautious moment of paf- 
fon, have fo tar committed them/felves, as 
to make deciarations, which we doubt not, 
they will, in their cooler moments, moft 
fincerely lament having uttered—namely, 
the aflertion hazarded by the Rev. Staffurd 
Smith,  THaT YOUR PAPER HAD BEEN 
A VEHICLE FOR LIBELS FOR TWO 
YEARS; and the bold avowal made by 
ne Rev. Charles Danbeny, “* THAT HE 
WOUI.D HAVE THE COMMAND OF ALL 
THE BATH PAPERS.” \As the difcretion 
and good fenfe with which you have ever 
conducted your refpeétable Chronicle, will 
preclude any fears en your part of the egal 
conjequences which may retult from your 
having inferted therein our various commu-= 
nications on the fubject of the New Church, 
fo will it be an ample confolation to your 
mind, UNDER THE CHARGE AGAINST 
THIS IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE PART 
QF YOUR PROPERTY, (MADE TOO IN 
THE PRESENCE OF YOUR CUSTOMERS) 
to reflect, that the Bath Chronicle has for 
half a century maintained an unimpeached 
character of ftrict decorum, and rigid in- 
tegrity: that for half a century it has 
been circulated, with increafing credit, 
through the greater part of the kingdom: 
that for half a century it has fpoken no 
other language than tne language of can- 
dour and iadevendence, and ferved no 
other caufe than the caufe of morality, 
— 
———— Oe, 
* We have been defired to infert the fol- 
lowing letter, attempts having been made at 
Kath to fupprefs it.— Editor. 
loyalty, 
