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Hedge trees and shrubs must be included here on account 

 of the valuable shelter from wind afforded by hedges to 

 nurseries and young plantations. 



Hedges. 



It is well to trench and. on poor soil, to manure the 

 ground before putting in a hedge. And of course it must 

 be kept well-weeded till the hedge can grow up and 

 dominate the weeds. Hedges may be set out in a single 

 row or in two rows, about 2 ft. apart. Usually the single 

 row answers evjery purpose. The young hedge plants may 

 be put in six inches apart in the rows in the case of Kei- 

 apple, Australian-myrtle and Quince, and a foot apart in 

 the case of Hakeas and the larger hedge plants. If only 

 shelter be required, then a row of Wattles is the cheapest 

 and most effective hedge Acacia cyclopis or A. sahgna. Of 

 course many other shrubs and trees such as Blue-gum, 

 Oak, and even Pines, besides those mentioned above, can 

 be put into hedgerows, but they 'require much trimming 

 and training, the disadvantage attaching more or less to all 

 live hedges. 



Frost and Drought-bearing Trees. 



The following is a list of trees that will best stand the- 

 cold and drought of the Karoo aud the country beyond : 



Virginia Pencil-cedar. Catalpa. 



Eobinia. Chestnut. 



Tamarisk. Cluster-pine. 



Deodar. Elm. 



Common Cypress. Eucalyptus coriacea. 



Pomegranate. ,, amygdalina. 



Jerusalem -pine. ,, Gunnii. 



Almond. .,, rostrata. 



Cypress of various sorts. viminalis. 



Juniperus excelsa, Fig common. 



Weymouth Pine. Insignis-pine. 



Oak Turkey. Stone-pine. 



Olive European. Walnut. 



Poplars of various sorts. Wattle saligna. 



