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inch deep; they will come up freely, and when a year old may be 

 transplanted into nursery rows till of sufficient size to plant. If to 

 be planted in the face of ditches, they will in the second year be in 

 prime condition for that purpose. 



The elm makes a good hedge, and is propagated by seed, suckers, 

 or layers; when by seed it should be sown as soon as ripe, which, in 

 the middle states, is between the loth and 20th of May; it may be 

 sought for and collected at that time, dried for four or five days, 

 and then sown broad-cast on a bed of good earth, covering the seed 

 not more than a quarter of an inch deep; they will vegetate imme- 

 diately, and when up, must be kept very clean and free from weeds. 

 All kinds of elm may be propagated freely from layers, in the 

 manner directed under that article. 



Holly Hedges. 



Of all other plants there is none that makes a more durable, 

 close and beautiful hedge than the holly, nor one that agrees better 

 with the shears: it may be clipped and dressed to any form; the 

 seeds do not vegetate till the second spring after their being ripe, 

 and consequently must be treated as directed for haws, page lot, 

 &c. They must remain two years in the seed-bed, and then 

 should be planted either in the face of ditches, or into nursery 

 rows, if intended for ground hedges; for which there is no equal 

 as to beauty, shelter and closeness. The latter end of April is the 

 best season to plant them: they never thrive well when taken out 

 of the woods, but are very prosperous when cultivated by seed, 

 though not of rapid growth for a few years. 



White' Mulberry and Lombardy- Poplar Hedges. 



The ivhile midberry makes a tolerably good hedge, and may be 

 easily propagated by washing the seed out of the pulp when the 

 fruit is ripe, drying and preserving it till the latter end of March, 

 or beginning of April, when it may be sown on a bed of light rich 

 earth, and covered about a quarter of an inch deep; the plants will 

 appear towards the latter end of April, when they must be kept 

 carefully wed, and when a year old some of them will be fit to plant 

 into nursery rows; the small plants may remain in the seed-bed a 

 second year, and then transplanted either into the face of ditches 

 or nursery rows as above. They are also cultivated by layers and 

 cuttings, but not so successfully by the latter as by either of the 

 former methods. 



The Lombardy poplar is propagated by cutting, which grow 

 very freely; the most eligible size for these, though much larger 

 are frequently used, are such as are from three-quarters of an inch 

 lo an inch in diameter, about twelve or fourteen inches long, and 

 are to be planted two-thirds of their lengths into the earth. These 

 and the mulberry bear clipping very well, but not being spiny, they 

 never make formidable fences. 



