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For this purpofe the common white-thorn is chiefly 

 preferred, of which regular nurferies are every year 

 formed, fo as to have always a fucceffion, as the de- 

 mand is conftaut. Here it is common to plant two 

 fucceeding crops of potatoes, after forming a planta- 

 tion ; this is generally performed by labourers, and for 

 their own ufe, in fituations convenient to them. After 

 this treatment, the foil muft be in fine order. The 

 fecond crop of potatoes is generally drilled. The 

 ftrongeft two-year-old quicks are made choice of, and 

 put out in lines at about four feet apart, in a meander- 

 ing manner, to avoid the trees. Here the plants com- 

 monly remain three or four feafons, but the firft, 4nd 

 fometimes the fecond crops of potatoes or cabbages are 

 planted in the intervals, which is always in favour of 

 the quicks, and alfo of the plantations. By the time 

 the plants have flood three or four years in the nur- 

 fery, they are generally four feet high, which is about 

 the height wiftied for. Hence it is plain, that little or 

 no expence attends this practice, as the labourers ma- 

 page it, on account of the crops. A few draggling 

 (hoots annually clipped off, to give the hedge a taper 

 habit, is the only expence, from the time of planting 

 the nurfery, to that of the hedge. 



One thoufand quicks will go over fifteen perches, 

 and, at that difhnce, will form a. very clofe hedge. 



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