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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1763 edition. Excerpt: ... otherwise, it is by tar the most beautisul plant, and being an ever-green, will assord much better shelter sor cattle in winter, than any other sort os hedge. The best method os raising these hedges, is to sow the stones in the place where the hedge is intended, and where this can be conveniently done, the plants will make a much better progress than those those that are transplanted: but these berries should be buried in the ground-several months besore they are sown. The way to do this, is to gather the berries about Christmas, when they are usually ripe, and put them into large slower-pots, mixing some sand with them; then dig holes in the ground into which the pots must be sunk, covering them over with earth, about ten inches thick. In this place they must remain till the sollowing October, when they should be taken up, and sown in the place where the hedge is intended to be made. The ground should be well trenched, and cleared srom the roots os all bad weeds, bushes, trees, &c. Then two drills should be made, at about a soot distance srom each other, and about two inches deep, into which the seeds should be scattered pretty close, lest some should sail. When the plants grow up, they must be caresully weeded; and is they are designed to be keptveryneat, they should be cut twice a year, that is, in May and in August; but is they are only designed sor sences, theyneed only to be sheered in July. The sences sor these hedges while yoong, should admit as much sree air as possible: the best sort are those made with posts and rails, or with ropes drawn through holes made in the posts; and is the ropes are painted over with a composition os melted pitch, brown sbanish colour and oil, well mixed, they will last several years. Hedges sor ornament...

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