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WHITE MULBERRY HEDGES: 

 BY PETER DELABIGARRE, Efq. 



THE urgent necefTity of planting hedges, as the only 

 cheapeft fubftitute to our fences, which are growing dearer 

 and more fcarce every year, being felt and acknowledged, 

 it remains to afcertain the beft kind of plants for hedges. 



Upon this fubjed nothing can lead us to a good choice, 

 but pradice and example : therefore we mud confult Europe, 

 where there is a great variety of what they call live fences. 

 We there remark a great defect which was brought on by 

 chance, or by the carelefsnefs of the firft planters : that is, 

 the hedges are made of different kinds of wood, and fuch 

 (it is proved by experience), never anfwer half fo well as 

 thofe of one and the fame kind of wood. Therefore in the 

 firft inftance, it will be eafy to avoid that defedt in our future 

 plantations. 



White and hawthorn, red elm and birch tree, are reckoned 

 the beft plants, and are more generally ufed for hedges ; 

 The latter is recommended by its flexibility, to be interwoven 



