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{tones were introduced at bottom. The objeft, in in- 

 troducing quicks in thofe temporary fences, was, in, 

 order to have them ready trained, and faftiioned for 

 hedges in the courfe of a few years, when the ufe of 

 fuch fences became unneceffary. The faft is, that 

 hedges, thus raifed, anfwered the fame end as if they 

 had been raifed in a regular nurfery, and at fomewhat 

 left expenfe. 



But, -in order to eftablifli the roots equal to thofe, 

 raifed in a regular nurfery, the backs of the ditches 

 are in fome meafure cut away, fo as to be able to get 

 at t{je roots of the quicks, .which are cut with a {harp 

 inftrument within about a foot of the ftem, and then, 

 two or three inches of frefti mould are put over the 

 roots, which caufes them to throw out a great num- 

 ber of additional fibres. In this ftate the plants re- 

 main for two feafons, by which time they are gene- 

 rally furnifhed with roots and fibres in as great per- 

 fection as they could have been in the beft managed 

 .nurfery. 



In fome inflances, where the foil is dry, and (hel- 

 ter is not eflential, the ditches are levelled at once, 

 and the roots cut and prepared as above flated ; but, 

 without thofe advantages, the firft method is always 

 practifed, fmce the part of the bank, left unlevelled, 

 affords fome fhelter, and, by leaving the gripe open, 

 .keeps the foil in the ufual medium of drynels. 



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