230 of Efpaliers^ 



planted at three Fool Diftance. White-thorn 

 and Privet make very good Hedges, but they 

 are not to be planted fo large ^s other Trees, 

 Maple^ if planted of young Sets, will make 

 tolerable Efpalier Hedges, and thickens well 

 after Clipping 5 and Alder for a wet or moift 

 Ground, makes a fubftantial Hedge. Apples 

 and Tears will make good Efpaiiers; if your 

 Choice be of the largeft Size from Standards 

 afpiring in height, and growing upright, and 

 the fmailer of Dwarfs, or good bufliy young 

 Trees 5 the Sizes to be much the fame as the 

 Elm, and they are to be planted abour four 

 or five Foot Dirtance from each other : Thefc 

 laft mentioned Efpaliers are very ufefui for 

 the bounding; of Kitchen Gardens from the 

 Sight of Walks or Gardens of Pleafure. 



The wooden Frame for Efpalier Hedges 

 is neceflary where the Ufe of thofe Hedges is 

 requir'd, the firft or fecond Year after plan- 

 ted. Thefe Frames are to be made very fub- 

 ftantial, about feven, eight, or nine Foot 

 high 5 the Diftance of every Port afunder, 

 and the length of the Rails to be equal to 

 the length of the Pofts, which is commonly 

 about eight Foot for an Ffpalier Frame of 

 the fame Height from the Surface of the 

 Ground 5 and to this Frame there may be (iK 

 Rails, each being about fixteen Inches afun- 

 der* The higher the Trees are that are plan- 

 ted, the more fubftantial ought the Pofts to 

 be for their Support, and Care muft be ta- 

 ken that th^ Frame be ereded upright and 



ftraightj 



