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and then sown broad cast on a bed of good earth, covering the seed 

 not more than a quarter of an inch deep ; they will vegetate imme- 

 diately, and when up, must be kept very clean and free from weeds. 

 All the kinds of elms may be propagated freely from layers, in the 

 manner directed under that article. 



Holly Hedges. 



Of all other plants, there is none that makes a more durable, 

 close, and beautiful hedge, than the holly , nor one that agrees better 

 with the shears : it may be clipped and dressed to any form ; the 

 seeds do not vegetate till the second spring after their being ripe, 

 and consequently must be treated as directed for haws, page 144, 

 Sec. They must remain two years in the seed-bed, and then 

 should be planted either in the face of ditches, or into nursery 

 rows, if intended for ground hedges ; for which there is no equal, 

 as to beauty, shelter, and closeness. The latter end of April is the 

 best season to plant them : they never thrive well when taken out 

 of the woods, but are very prosperous when cultivated by seed, 

 though not of rapid growth for a few years. 



White Mulberry and Lombardy -Poplar Hedges. 



The 'white mulberry makes a tolerable good hedge, and majr be 

 easily propagated by washing the seed out of the pulp when the 

 fruit is ripe, drying and preserving it till the latter end of March, 

 or beginning of April, when it may be sown on a bed of light rich 

 earth, and covered about a quarter of an inch deep ; the plants will 

 appear towards the latter end of April, when they must be kept care- 

 fully wed, and when a year old some of them will be fit to plant 

 into nursery rows ; the small plants may remain in the seed-bed a 

 second year, and then transplanted either into the face of ditches, or 

 nursery rows, as above. They are also cultivated by layers and 

 cuttings, but not so successfully by the latter, as by either of the 

 former methods. 



The Lombardy poplar is propagated by cuttings, which grow 

 very freely ; the most eligible size for these, though much larger 

 are frequently used, are such as are from three quai-ters of an inch 

 to an inch in diameter, about twelve or fourteen inches long, and 

 are to be planted two-thirds of their lengths into the earth. These 

 and the mulberry bear clipping very well, but not being spiny, they 

 never make formidable fences. 



Juniper and Red Cedar Hedges. 



Juniper and red cedar make good garden hedges, particularly the 

 former, and are very proper for affording shelter to such quarters 

 of the garden, or nursery, as are set apart for the raising of tender 

 plants in ; both may be propagated abundantly from seeds, which 

 do not vegetate till the second spring after ripening, consequently 

 they must be prepared as directed for haws, and when sown, should 



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