HEDGE PLANTS. 



The following, for the cultivation of hedges, is the con- 

 densed experience of the most successful and practical hedge- 

 growers in the United States, and especially in the West. 



Directions for Setting. During the summer or fall 

 thoroughly manure, plough as deep as possible a strip 

 from five to eight feet wide, leave a dead furrow in 

 the line where the hedge is to be set. In the following 

 spring back furrow to the hedge-line, then harrow down 

 smooth. Stake the ground, and by means of a line make a 

 plain mark, then with a spade placed at right angles across 

 the mark, push the blade in the soil to its full length at an 

 angle of about forty-five degrees. Let an assistant place the 

 plants under the back of the spade on the line of the mark, 

 about one inch below the depth they stood in the nursery, 

 and about eight inches apart. Pack the ground firmly 

 around the plants, and mulch the ground to keep moist. 

 Cultivate until the first of August. Before frost in the fall, 

 back furrow and cover with coarse manure or straw, and in 

 the spring uncover and cultivate as before. Replace all 

 missing or feeble plants with strong ones. 



Trimming. The hedge should not be trimmed until 

 three years old, when one-half or two-thirds should be cut 



