iio HEDGES. u. 



" oLit-holl," namely, the outer bfink of the 

 Jitch. 



This is a good guard to the face of 

 the hedge : and, if the fide towards the inclo- 

 fure be kept cut, to prevent their fpreading 

 into it, furzes, growing in this fituation, be- 

 come a fupply of fuel, without being an in- 

 cumbrance ; a ditch being always confidered 

 as irretrievable walie ; and this is the firft in- 

 ftancc I have met with of its being rendered 

 valuable by being cropped. It inftead of fow- 

 ing the furze-feed on the brink, it were drilled 

 on the flope of the ditch, there would be lefs 

 danger of the plants encumbering the adjoin- 

 ing inclofure. 



A principal inconveniency of the Norfolk 

 mound-fence is the mouldering of the back 

 of the bank, for the firft two or three years 

 after making or repairing ; before it gets graf- 

 fcd over. 



To obviate this I have had grafs-feeds fown, 

 after the bank was raifed, but before it was fini- 

 ilied, and the feeds dreffcd in with the back of 

 the Ipadc, in the finilhing operation of the 

 bank ; the fuccefs has been beyond exped:a- 

 licn ; in a few weeks the bank becomes green, 



and 



