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TREES. 



turned under while the trenching is going on. The soil must be 

 thoroughly pulverized and freed from stones, lumps, and rubbish, 

 before the planting begins. 



The plants are now to be made ready. This is done in the first 

 place, by assorting them into two parcels those of large and those 

 of small size. Lay aside the smaller ones for the richest part of 

 your ground, and plant the larger ones on the poorest of the soil. 

 This will prevent that inequality which there would be in the hedge 

 if strong and weak plants were mixed together, and it will equalize 

 the growth of the whole plantation by dividing the advantages. 



The plants should then be trimmed. This is speedily done by 

 cutting down the top or stem to within about an inch of what was 

 the ground line, (so that it will, when planted again, have but an 

 inch of stem above the soil,) and by correspondingly shortening all 

 the larger roots about one-third. 



If you have a good deal of planting to do, it is better to bury 

 the plants in a trench close at hand, or lay-them-in-by-the-heels, as it 

 is technically called, to keep them in good order till the moment 

 they are wanted. 



The hedge should be planted in a double row, with the plants 



placed, not opposite to each other, but alternate thus : 



******* 

 ****** 



The rows should be six inches apart, and the plants one foot 



apart in the rows. 

 This will require 

 about 32 plants to a 

 rod, or 2000 plants 

 to 1000 feet. 



Having well pul- 

 verized the soil, set 

 down the line firmly 

 for the first row, and 

 with a spade throw 

 out a trench about 

 eight or ten inches 



keeping its up _ 



Ftg. 4. Manner of Planting Hedge* 



right or firm bank next to the line. Drop the plants along the line 



