304 THE PRACTICAL PLANTER. 



by intermixing small land stones or river peb- 

 bles amongst the strata of turf and clay. 



I cannot omit remarking a species of mud 

 wall I have seen on the river South Esk, of 

 which are built many pretty looking huts and 

 other dwellings. At a distance they seem 

 built of brown bricks. It is composed of a 

 muddy clay, intermixed with the roots of 

 plants ; and is dug from out the flood-mark 

 of the river, in any size or shape, according 

 to the purpose for which it may be wanted. 

 The sods or peats are generally of the brick 

 form, but larger. They are manufactured 

 in all respects as peat- fuel. Some build 

 them with lime, but they are more gene- 

 rally built with clay. The inhabitants pre- 

 fer these huts to those of stone; " they are 

 ** warmer," and are said to last for many ge- 

 nerations. May not such mud occur in 

 many places, were it searched after ? If 

 formed into wall-fences, as above, there can- 

 not be a doubt of their durability. 



With regard to the management of aquatic 

 hedges, little remains to be said. If the 

 ideas of the reader, respecting the impor- 

 tance of keeping Plantations always well 



