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a hedo-e, are two varieties of the American Hawthorn, both of which can be 

 found in abundance in most of our pkim groves. The first (Cratagus primifoha) 

 produces thorns averaging two and one half inches in length — the wood is of a 

 dark brown color, the foHage large and glossy. The second kind (Cratagus 

 pyrifolia) is the second in rank, out of twenty-two varieties, found indigenous in 

 America — the foliage of this kind is much smaller than the former — the wood is 

 of a whitish brown color, the seed small, and the thorns about one inch long. 

 These two varieties are quite equal to the English Thorn for hedge purposes, and 

 are perfectly hardy ; the farmer should therefore lose no time in collecting as 

 many plants as possible, both large and small, and planting them either in the 

 spring or fall as a hedge. In order to make as much of what plants can be 

 obtained as possible, the following method is recommended for planting : each 

 plant should be firmly planted at an inclination sufficient to make an angle of 

 twenty-five degrees, and should be well watered ; a portion of the top should 

 then be cut off with a knife in order to induce laterals, or side shoots, to grow 

 out; as soon as the laterals are about one inch long, a trench should be formed, 

 four inches deep, and the leaning plant pegged down. As soon as the laterals 

 grow above the surface soil, they should be bent down and covered with soil, to 

 the level of the surface. They will ultimately take root and form as good a 

 hed.o'e as any farmer can desire. Care must be taken in planting, so that the 

 top of each plant will reach, when planted, the root of the next plant horizontally. 

 The next and very important point to be considered is, the subsequent clipping 

 or pruning of the hedge. It should invariably form, in appearance, a continuous 

 row of sugar-loaves, broad at the base and tapering upwards. This work is best 

 and most readily performed with a common reaping hook ; with such an instru- 

 ment one man can clip on both sides of the hedge a quarter of a mile per day, 

 and do the work well. Seeds of both kinds of the Hawthorn here recommended 

 should be gathered in October, and kept in damp sand in a cellar during winter. 

 As soon as spring opens the seeds should be put in boiling water, and allowed to 

 remain in the same for twenty-four hours before sowing, which should be done in 

 drills three inches deep, and one foot space between each drill. In two years 

 these plants will be large enough to plant out as above recommended. The Sweet 

 Briar also ofters itself as a candidate for an hedge plant. It can be made highly 

 useful for hedge purposes, and can easily be obtained by gathering the seed in 

 November, separating it from the pulp, and keeping it from too dry an atmos- 

 phere. To form a good hedge the Sweet Briar must be planted in double rows — 

 a line should be stretched by which to plant the first row, and then a space of 

 one foot left between each plant ; the second row should be eighteen inches from 

 the first, and the plants should be placed diagonally in the centre of the intervals 

 between the plants of the first row. This hedge should be clipped, as is 



