On Hedging, 



ever, that are uncommonly noxious to whatever other 

 plants are introduced to their neighbourhood, particu- 

 larly after they have acquired full possession of the soil, 

 and are grown up to their complete stature. The com- 

 mon blackwalnut is one of these, and perhaps the lom- 

 bardy poplar is also not a very innocent neighbour to a 

 hedge. Fruit trees may be planted at such a distance 

 from hedges, as is proportioned to their common size or 

 altitude — but to plant any of them in the line of a 

 hedge, is by no means advisable. Morella cherries, 

 plumbs peaches and quinces, may be set about fifteen 

 or twenty feet off; apples, according to the size that 

 the different kinds attain to, may be set at the same or 

 a little farther, and pear trees, heart cherries, &c. are all 

 to be regulated in this respect, according to their usual 

 ultimate height remembering at the same time, that 

 there is a difference betwixt setting a hedge near full 

 grown trees, and setting young trees near to full 

 grown hedges, as in the latter case the old hedge will 

 not be so easily injured by the youthful intruders, as if 

 a young hedge were introduced to the neighbourhood 

 of old trees. The persimon is a very innocent tree, 

 and perhaps will sometime or other be found worthy 

 of cultivating in orchards, for the value of its fruit, and 

 the many important purposes to which it can be applied 

 in domestic economy. 



WHAT SORTS OF HEDGE PLANTS ARE RAIS- 

 ED FOR SALE AT MAIN'S NURSERY. 



That kind which I have been most in the habit of 

 propagating for some years, is a species of the Ameri- 



