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But thorns, thus prepared, anfwered here another 

 material end, namely, the fecuring of fcattered, group- 

 ing, or detached trees from cattle. Upon a large fcale, 

 there would be no end to die expence and repairs of 

 common paling, and, even when done in the beft man- 

 ner, it carries with it a ftiffnefs and famenefs, that never 

 fail to give offence. Either black or white thorn re- 

 moves every inconveniency of this nature; and this, 

 fcene is furtner embellifhed by planting with the thorns 

 honeyfuckle and fweet-briar, a mode generally purfued 

 in forming hedges of every defcription, and efpecially 

 near places of refort. 



The fame confideration, of doBoring thorns, natu- 

 rally led to another ; it was foon found out, that every 

 kind of foreft-tree, with care, was capable of being 

 treated in the fame manner ; fo that here that fyftem 

 was put in practice fourteen or fifteen years ago, and 

 has been fmce carried on, more or lefs, every year, ac- 

 cording to the number, that may be neceflary to keep 

 up a fucceffion, or rather to be in readinefs as the 

 grounds are laid down. 



The method, principally 'adopted of late years, is, to 

 leave a Efficiency of ornamental plants in nurferies at 

 the feafon of thinning them. When left about fix or 

 eight feet fquare, crops of potatoes are occafionally in- 

 troduced, the neceflary preparation for which fuffi- 

 ciently prepares the roots of the trees for the forego- 

 ing 



