Jan.'] f HORN PLANTS. 



one year in rich earth, will generally make fitter 

 plants for planting out, than when they are al- 

 lowed to ftand for two or three years in the nur- 

 fery lines. Two-year feedlings, carefully lifted 

 from the feed-bed, fo as to preferve their roots 

 entire, and then one year nurfed in rich mellow 

 earth, will alfo make excellent plants for hedges. 

 Indeed, plants of thefe ages, fo treated, will out- 

 grow thofe of greater fize in any foil or fituation 

 whatever. The caufe obvioufly is, that fmall 

 plants, even by the fame treatment, are raifed 

 with better roots, in proportion to their ftems, 

 than larger plants. In rhe choofmg of quickfets, 

 refpect mould therefore be had to the roots, more 

 than to the tops of the plants. 



But there is a double advantage in ufmg young 

 plants as above recommended. If they are to be 

 bought, they will coft lefs money than older ones. 

 If they are raifed in a private nurfery, lefs time is 

 required, as well as lefs labour, to produce them. 

 Further, they are better fitted for very expofed 

 fituations, than fuch as are older ; not becaufe 

 their tops are lefs bufhy, which, fince thefe are 

 to be cut off, is immaterial, but becaufe they have 

 better roots, and more fibres in proportion to their 

 items, and, of courfe, are better fitted to feek paf- 

 turage for their fuftenance, and to take a firm 

 hold of the foil. 



As above hinted, the ftems of the plants ihould 



be 



