AO | On Hedging. 
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THE RED CEDAR 
Will succeed on a very barren soil and bleak expo- 
sure, where perhaps none of the others mentioned would 
thrive. Hedges of #t have been made in several parts of 
the country, and if I am rightly informed some of these 
are now excellent fences. Had 1 an opportunity I would 
undoubtedly try the two last named plants. 
Those five species above named, are the whole that 
I would. choose to include in the list of hedge plants, 
as the best adapted in my #pinion for the purpose in 
this country. Many others, indeed, might be mention- 
ed that are fit for ornamental hedges, and there is scarce 
a tree in the forest, but what its species might be im- 
pressed into the service of live fencing ; but while those 
that are superior can as easily be obtained, why should 
we use such as are but indifferent ? 
A promiscuous assemblage of several different kinds 
of plants in a hedge cannot be recommended ; such a 
heterogeneous composition will neither make a good 
fence nor look handsome. 
- Somewhat in contradiction to this rule, I last year 
(1806) planted a hedge in the spring, composed of the 
, pyracantha and honey locust, set alternately about eigh- 
teen inches apart. The soil was an old field extremely 
poor, and quite worn out, scarcely capable of bearing 
erass, or the leanest species of weeds. I, therefore, scat- 
tered a little manure along the track, where the hedge _ 
was to be planted, and turned it in-with the plough, 
After smoothing the surface a little with a hand hoe, the 
plants were set at the distance described, the summer 
was very dry and unfavourable, but contrary to expec- 
