On Hedging, 13 



stems, mixing the earth therewith so as to exclude the 

 air. Each row successively is to be managed in this 

 manner, so as their roots may remain no longer exposed 

 to the sun and air than what is necessary to have them 

 assorted. 



The sudden setting in of the winter, soon after the 

 fall of the leaf, seldom leaves much opportunity to plant 

 hedges before the spring ; but when such seasons oc- 

 cur, they ought eagerly to be embraced, particularly if 

 the nature of the soil is dry where the hedge is intend- 

 ed to be planted. When this is the design, the plants 

 need not be laid in the earth, but deposited in a cellar 

 until some thousands are in readiness for planting. It 

 would not be prudent, however, to have a large num- 

 ber in such situation at once, as at this season of the 

 year the weather might suddenly change to frost, and 

 prevent their being planted. The haw-thorn is a plant 

 that begins to vegetate among the earliest in the spring: 

 therefore wlien a great number is on hand, it is always 

 indispensibly necessary to begin taking them up as 

 soon as possible, as it is a slow and tedious piece of 

 business, and a great deal of time is consumed in the 

 operation. But when the number of plants is not great, 

 the taking them up may with propriety be deferred un- 

 til spring; when as soon as the weather will permit, 

 they may be got ready for hedging. 



A DESCRIPTION OF THE METHOD OF 

 PLAIN HEDGING. 



A row of suitable shrubs or trees, planted at a proper 

 distance from each other, on the plain, cultivated surface 



