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liable to flide down, and is often much 

 damaged by heavy fhowers. 



I T is frequently difputed whether live 

 or dead flakes are befl in a laid hedge. I 

 am of opinion dead flakes are beft, for this , 

 reafon, that the live flakes fhoot much 

 flronger and fafler than the branches that 

 are laid, and grow quite upright. 



I N a few years they over-hang the 

 winders and kill them ; and although 

 they meet at top there are great gaps 

 in the bottom. It will be of fervice, 

 where there is any, to cut them clofe 

 down to the binding of the hedge for 

 two years, as it will encourage the growth 

 of the winders, fo that the whole will 

 be much clofer. 



I F live flakes could be left regular at 

 two or three feet diflance, a good hedge 

 might be made with a very little trouble. 

 The winders fhould be laid in very thin, 

 and all the (hoots that grow upright on 



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