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planted from ponds, and become a permanent fence. 

 The Willow is always at hand in such situations, 

 and there can be no doubt of its success. The 

 Wild Rose, (Rosa Corymbosa) and Bramble, 

 (jRubus Villosus) may be transplanted, separate- 

 ly, or together, on a bank run in the line of fence, 

 and soon become impenetrable. The Tamarisk, 

 which has a wonderful facility in adapting itself to 

 all descriptions of soils, may be tried, particularly 

 where such grounds are occasionally overflowed 

 by salt-water, and where the line of fence may 

 terminate at some creek or other stream of salt-wa- 

 ter. The China-Briar, (Smilax China;) and 

 Green Brier, (Smilax Peduncular is) the Suple 

 Jack, ( Zyzyphns Volumhilis) the Cross Vine, 

 (Bignonia Crucigera) and the other vines which 

 grow luxuriantly in swampy places, may be trans- 

 planted with ease. The Whortle Berry, ( Vaccin, 

 Staminos''"-, and Frondos'"',) the jlsUr Caroli- 

 niana, the Kalmias, Andromcdas , Rhododendrons, 

 and Azalias, may contribute to extend and adorn 

 the inclosure. The Farkle Berry, ( Vaccin'm 

 jirborewni) may be planted and transplanted in 

 fencing through a piece of pine barren, where it 

 might be difficult to succeed in propagating other 

 shrubs. 



It may be expected that I should offer an opin- 

 ion as to the relative advantages of these plants ibr 

 hedging. I acknowledge that I have not sufficient 

 experience to decide any such question. If a gar- 

 den is to be hedged, I might prefer the Burning 

 Bush and Daily Rose. If a lane near my house, 

 I probably would set out Crab Apples and Pome- 

 granates alternately, twenty or thirty feet apart, 

 and fill the intermediate spaces with evergreens, 

 such as the Cassina, Holly, Orange, Olive and Ar- 

 bor Vitae.* If an avenue be wanted on an inclo- 

 sure for a farm, I might prefer the Slow and Haws, 

 with intermediate tufts of Cherokee-rose, Tama- 

 risk, Crab Apple, or other ornamental plants. 

 But such selections will be directed by the great- 

 er taste and experience of different persons, or by 

 the greater facilities enjoyed for obtaining either or 

 all, of the different kinds of plants. If a perma- 

 nent fence be wanted for a pasture or other inclo- 

 sure, what can be wished for more speedy, more 

 certain, more durable, and less troublesome, than 

 the common Plum of the country.'' (^Prunns Umbel- 

 lata,) the Winter Plum, (Prunus Hiemalis,) 

 and the Pig Plum, (Prunus Chicasa,) may be 

 likewise used. A mixture of the three may be 

 preferable to the use of either singly, as they blos- 

 som at different seasons of the year, and thus ren- 

 der the hedge more ornamental. They need not 

 ever to be trimmed or dressed. Let them only be 

 plashed, and the work is done. The fence will be 

 impenetrable and almost everlasting. 



The mode of plashing a hedge, being probably 

 unknown to many of the Society, I herewith pre- 

 sent both a drawing and a model; hoping thereby 

 not only to be better understood in my endeavor 

 to describe it, but that a stronger impression of its 

 facility and advantage, may thereby be made on 

 the minds of the members. Plashing is done, by 

 preserving in an upright position, every fourth 



*I have lately heard that Mr. J. Lucas and Mr. Tlio- 

 mas Bennett have perfected beautiful evergreen hedges 

 of the Arbor VitcC — and adopt the idea from their ex- 

 periment : I have since also learned that Mr. Landreth, 

 of Philadelphia, had such a hedge three yeai's old in 

 the year 1831. 



plant, in the line of your hedge, and bending the 

 intermediate plants to an angle of forty-five de- 

 grees, by means of a slight notch near the earth, so 

 as to be wattled and interlocked with at least two 

 of the upright plants. The tops are then attached 

 by a thread, vine, or piece of bark, to the top of 

 each upright plant, until the growth of branches 

 interlocking each other, renders the intertie unne- 

 cessary. In the Orange, Rose, and Thorn, it is 

 probably unnecessary to secure the tops to each 

 other. If in its proper place, the upright plant be 

 too small or otherwise defective, a stake of cedar 

 or other durable wood, may be used in addition to 

 and in support of the young plants. The notch or 

 incision near the root of the bending plant, does 

 not injure its growth, but generally causes a growth 

 of suckers from the part, which thickens and im- 

 proves the hedge. When the stems or trunks grow 

 too stout, or when it becomes requisite to increase 

 the mass or bulk of the hedge, it can be done, by 

 cutting the trunk half through near the root: an 

 abundant growth of suckers will ensue, and if ne- 

 cessary, the trunk may then be removed altoge- 

 ther. Plashing has unfortunately been spoken of 

 by writers on this subject, as applicable only to 

 old and decayed hedges, and even then with doubts 

 of its advantages. I think that these doubts arise 

 altogether, from delaying to plash until the hedge 

 is decayed, in which situation all expedients would 

 be at least doubtful in restoring its strength. But 

 if practised when the plant has acquired its pro- 

 per height and strength, there can be no doubt of 

 the benefits. 



The want of fencing materials on some of the 

 most valuable plantations in the State, has become 

 a serious evil within the last thirty years. The 

 very general destruction of the long leaf Pitch 

 Pine, (Pinus Palustris) about that time by in- 

 sects, has left the planters, near the seacoast, un- 

 der great difficulty in keeping their inclosures se- 

 cure from year to year. The Loblolly Pine, (Pi- 

 nus Toeda) decays so rapidly, that it is scarcely 

 worth the trouble of splitting and carting. 



If any of these suggestions should be deemed 

 worthy of attention by gentlemen owning property 

 in this or any other Southern State, the result of 

 their experience is respectfully requested for the 

 benefit of all. I should feel as much pleased in 

 finding my speculations corrected by the judicious 

 experiments of practical men, as in hearing that 

 they had been tried and approved. 



Mwitim^ Mees, 



The manner of hunting bees, as practised in the 

 new settlements, may be familiar to many of the 

 readers of the Genesee Farmer, but perhaps not to 

 all. As advantage is taken of a peculiar instinct, 

 it would, I think, be interesting to those unacquain- 

 ted with it, to be informed of the process. 



A tin box is provided, capable of containing 

 about a pint. Into this is put a piece of dry honey 

 comb; a bottle of honey and water, mixed about 

 half and half, is also provided. The honey is di- 

 luted, in order that it may be more readily poured 

 into the dry comb — that the bees may not be so 

 liable to get it upon their wings, and will be able 

 to fill themselves the more expeditiously. Appa- 

 ratus for making a fire may also be necessary. 

 With these, the hunter proceeds to a newly cleared 

 field, at a distance from any hive of domestic bees, 

 and having poured a little of the composition into 



