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furnishes to the tenants the requisite white- 

 thorn plants and trees : these are planted at 

 prescribed distances in every fence by the oc- 

 cupiers, who are bound by their leases to pro- 

 tect them. Nothing can be more beautiful 

 than timbers interspersed in hedge rows, which 

 contribute to beautify the country, though it 

 must be acknowledged they do not promote the 

 interests of agriculture. 



The laws in Ireland respecting planting are 

 highly judicious. If a tenant be disposed to 

 plant, he may register the trees he plants ; and 

 if, on the expiration of his lease, the landlord 

 and tenant cannot agree as to their value, a 

 jury fixes the consideration for the trees then 

 standing on the farm so planted; which must 

 be paid by the landlord, or the tenant is at 

 liberty to convert them to his own use. 



The expense of planting in England has de- 

 creased two thirds within the last twenty years ; 

 the facility with which all kinds of plants are 

 propagated, and obtained from the nurseries, 

 have greatly reduced their price. Trees of less 

 size, and fewer in number, are now considered 

 to be the best practice in planting, while the 

 tedium and expense of cleaning the land is 

 generally avoided. Pitting the young trees, 



