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placed nearly over a tile drain, which will contribute greatly to its 

 endurance of winter. 



The following figures (some of which are reduced from those in 



Fig. 58. Badly pruned hedge. 



Fig. 59- 



Fig. 60. 



Warder on Hedges), will show how this, and indeed all hedges, 

 should be sheared. 



The neglect of cutting down at the commencement, causes the 

 hedge to become thin and narrow, and full of gaps at the bottom 

 where it should be the thickest ; and dense and impenetrable only at 

 the top, where this is less essential. In other words, the hedge 

 becoming wrong-side-up, or mounted on stilts (Figs. 58 and 59). 



Fig. 61. 



Fig. 62. First year, 



newly set out. Fig< ^-Beginning 

 of second year. 



The appearance of the young hedge just before cutting down the 

 first time is shown at a, Fig. 60, and the cut portion at b. It is 

 almost impossible to induce a novice to cut "this fine growth j" he 



