1 6 TREES AND SHRUBS 



Heath paths should be made by either planting 

 or sowing. The common ling (Calluna vulgaris) 

 makes the best turf. If the ground is sown it should 

 be of nearly pure sandy peat, or weeds would be 

 troublesome. If the path is to be made by planting, 

 it should be done with two-year-old seedlings 

 nothing larger planted about 6 inches apart. The 

 path when grown should be mown with a machine 

 once a year, in autumn after the blooming time of 

 the heath. There must be no grass. 



