40' Oil Hedging. 



THE RED CEDAR 



Will succeed on a very barren soil and bleak expo- 

 sure, where perhaps none of the others mentioned would 

 thrive. Hedges of it have been made in several parts of 

 the country, and if I am rightly informed some of these 

 are now excellent fences. Had I an opportunity I would 

 undoubtedly try the two last named plants. 



Those five species above named, are the whole that 

 I would choose to include in the list of hedge plants, 

 as the best adapted in my opinion for the purpose in 

 this country. Many others, indeed, might be mention- 

 ed that are fit for ornamental hedges, and there is scarce 

 a tree in the forest, but what its species might be im- 

 pressed into the service of live fencing ; but while those 

 that are superior can as easily be obtained, why should 

 we use such as are but indifferent ? 



A promiscuous assemblage of several different kinds 

 of plants in a hedge cannot be recommended ; such a 

 heterogeneous composition will neither make a good 

 fence nor look handsome. 



Somewhat in contradiction to this rule, I last year 

 (1806) planted a hedge in the spring, composed of the 

 pyracantha and honey locust, set alternately about eigh- 

 teen inches apart. The soil was an old field extremely 

 poor, and quite worn out, scarcely capable of bearing 

 grass, or the leanest species of weeds. 1, therefore, scat- 

 tered a little manure along the track, where the hedge 

 was to be planted, and turned it in with the plough. 

 After smoothing the surface a little with a hand hoe, the 

 plants were set at the distance described, the summer 

 was very dry and unfavourable, but contrary to expec- 



