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ibme to keep fuch Hedges in Or- 

 der: Befides, all theie Sorts with 

 broad Leaves do naturally produce 

 their Branches ib far afunder, that 

 they can never be reduc'd to a thick 

 handfome Hedge j for altho' by 

 frequently clipping the extreme 

 Parts of the Shoots you force out 

 fome Side-branches, which render 

 it thick on the Outlide, yet the 

 inner Branches are very far afun- 

 der, and being of a pliable Nature, 

 are often difplac'd by ftrong Winds 5 

 or if there happen to fall much 

 Snow in Winter, fb as to lie upon 

 thefe Hedges, it often difplaces 

 them fo much as not to be reco- 

 ver'd again in fbme Years ; for 

 which Reafons they are not fb 

 much in ufe for Hedges as they 

 v/ere ibme Years paft : nor arc 

 they fb often planted to cover Walls } 

 for it is a very difficult Task to 

 keep them elole to the Wailj fot* 

 their Branches being vigorous, do 

 commonly grow to fbme Diftance 

 trom the Wall, and harbour all 

 forts of Infefts and Filth: belides, 

 their Leaves being large, and grov/- 

 ing pretty far afunder upon the 

 Branches, they appear naked, efpe- 

 cially when they are kept clofdy 

 dipt. 



But all thefe Sorts of Trees are 

 very proper to intermix with other 

 Ever-greens, to form Clumps, Am- 

 phitheatres, or to plant round the 

 Sides of Wilderneffes of Ever-green 

 Trees, where being placed among 

 ether Trees of the fame Growth, 

 they will afford a pleafmg Variety. 



The three firfl Sf/ris will grow 

 to the Height of twenty Feet, or 

 more, and may be train\l up to re- 

 gular Heads : but the narrow-leaf 'd 

 Sorts feldom rife above fourteen or 

 fixteen Feet high with usj fo that 

 they will be of a proper Size to 

 place in a Line before the Broad- 



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leaf'd Sorts, where being inter* 

 mix'd with Hollies, Alaternus's, Ar- 

 butus's, and fbme other Sorts, they* 

 will make a beautiful Profpeii. 



Thefe Plants are propagated ei- 

 ther from Seeds or Layers; but the 

 latter being the moft expeditious 

 Method in England, is chiefly pre- 

 ferr'd : The befl time to lay them 

 down is m March, when you fhouJd 

 dig the Ground round the Plants 

 intended to lay, making it very 

 loofe; then making choice of a 

 fmooth Part of the Shoot, you 

 Ihould make a Slit upwards (in the 

 manner as is pra<ftis'd in laying of 

 Carnations;) and then bend the 

 Branch gently down to the Ground* 

 making a hollow Place with youf 

 Hand to receive it, and having pla- 

 ced the Part which was Hit ire 

 the Ground, fb as that the Slit maj 

 be open, you fhould faffen it dowix- 

 with a forked Stick, that it may 

 remain fleady, covering that Part 

 of the Branch with Earth about 

 three Inches thick, obferving to 

 keep the upper-part ered:. In dry 

 Weather thefe Layers fhould be 

 water'd, which will greatly facili- 

 tate their Rooting; you muft alfb 

 keep 'em clear from Weeds, which 

 if fuffer'd to grow up amongft 

 them, will prevent their taking 

 Root. 



The March following many of 

 thefe Plants w;ll be rooted, at which 

 time they may be taken off, and 

 carefully planted in a Nurfery, 

 where they may be train'd up three 

 or four Years in the manner yoa 

 intend them to grow; during 

 v/hich time you iliould dig the 

 Ground between the Rows, and 

 cut about the Roots of the Plants 

 every Year, which will cauie em 

 to llrike out flrong Fibres, fo as 

 to fupport a good Ball of Earth 

 when they are remov'd j you fhould 



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