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1 He speaks here in too general terms: the pear, for instance, is not more fruitful when old than when young.
2 He speaks of the process of caprification. See B. xv. c. 21.
3 So our proverb, " Soon ripe, soon rotten;" applicable to mankind as well as trees. See B. xxiii. c. 23.
4 See B. xv. c. 27. The mulberry tree will live for several centuries.
5 This stimulates the sap, and adds to its activity: but the tree grows old all the sooner, being the more speedily exhausted.
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