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and in a few weeks the roots, protruding through the hole of the pot, will 

 show that forcing may safely be carried on. — {lb. p. 652.) 



Glazing. — About three years ago, a correspondent recommended the 

 glazing of lights, by placing the glass edge to edge ; and, having had some 

 experience of the evils attending the lap and lead system, I immediately 

 foresaw the value of the plan, provided the joints could be made water- 

 tight. I had, therefore, a few sashes made for experiment ; they answered 

 admirably, and I have not had any more made on the old plan, nor do I in- 

 tend having any. They stood last winter (a fair one for a trial) without 

 letting the least water through, or chipping at the edges, as was supposed ; 

 and I strongly recommend the plan. The sashes are easier to glaze, admit 

 more light, and their weight is lessened. I should be glad to find a substi- 

 tute for putty ; and, if your correspondent, who some time ago recom- 

 mended marine glue, has tried it, and would favor your readers with some 

 account of his experience as to how it has stood the weather, and the best 

 manner of using it, he will oblige — J. L. — {lb. p. 653 ) 



The Management of Hawthorn Hedges, in my opinion, has been, and is 

 now much misunderstood ; but, be that as it may, I will give you some ac- 

 count of my mode of managing them in the different stages of their growth. 

 I will begin with an old hedge, which is thick at the top and thin at the 

 bottom, and which is stopped with thorns. In the first place, I remove all 

 the old stoppings or mendings, and, if I have no other use for them, commit 

 them to the flames ; I then commence at the back side of the hedge, (that 

 is, the side most out of sight, so as not to disfigure the front, if possible,) at 

 one end, and take out one of the plants. I choose one as young as possi- 

 ble, which I lay near the ground and close to th'i bottom of the hedge ; I 

 then, according to the length of the first, lake another thorn, plant about 

 the middle of that just laid down, and lay that on the top of the former, 

 which of course reaches beyond it, then a third, and so on, going backwards 

 to the end ; by this means, they generally keep each other down ; but some- 

 times a tie is wanted, seldom a crook, to keep them down. With young 

 hedges, I always like to have the ground well worked before 1 begin to 

 plant ; I prefer a single row of plants four inches apart, but perhaps six 

 would do as well. I prefer nursery plants, which 1 trim a little at the 

 roots, but not at the top ; I p'ant as shallow as possible, just covering 

 the roots ; I consider from one foot and a half to two feet the best size 

 for the plants. If it should be very dry in March and April, I approve 

 of giving a good watering, and, if the summer is very dry, perhaps a 

 slight mulching, and this concludes my first year's operation, except 

 weeding occasionally, which I generally do with the Dutch hoe. In the 

 second spring after planting, I take the first plant at one end of the 

 hedge, and lay it down in the direction of the other end, then the third 

 plant, fifth, and so on to the end ; I then begin at the other side of the 

 hedge, and lay as before in the contrary direction, so as to make the 

 plants cross one another. About midsummer, I take a pair of shears, 

 and clip the sides and top a little, leaving one shoot in about every two 

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