On Hedging. , 13, 
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stems, mixing the earth therewith so as to exclude the _ 
air. Each row successively is to be managed in this’ 
manner, so as their roots may remain no longer exposed 
to the sun and air than what is necessary to have them 
assorted. | | 
The sudden setting in of the winter, soon after the 
fall of the leaf, seldom leaves much opportunity to plant 
hedges before the spring ; but when such seasons oc- 
cur, they ought eagerly to be embraced, particularly if 
the nature of the soil is dry where the hedge is intend- 
ed to be planted. When this is the design, the plants 
need not be laid in the earth, but deposited in a cellar 
until some thousands are in readiness for planting. It 
would not be prudent, however, to have a large num- 
ber in such situation at once, as at this season of the 
year the weather might suddenly change to frost, and 
prevent their being planted. The haw-thorn is a plant 
that begins to vegetate among the earliest in the spring : 
therefore when a great number is on hand, it is always 
indispensibly necessary to begin taking them up as 
soon as possible, as it is a slow and tedious piece of 
business, and a great deal of time is consumed in the 
operation. But when the number of plants is not great, 
the taking them up may with propriety be deferred un- 
til spring; when as soon as the weather will permit, 
they may be got ready. for hedging. 
A DESCRIPTION OF THE METHOD OF 
PLAIN HEDGING. 
A row of suitable shrubs or trees, planted at a proper 
distance from each other, on the plain cultivated surface 
