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point you of the Succefs defired. The Bark of this Plant pro- 
duces Bird-Lime, which may be made divers Ways, but none 
better than that prefcrib’d by Mr. Bradley in his New Improve- 
ments, Part Il. Page 11. 
This Plant makes an excellent Hedge in either Garden, Wilder- 
nefs, or common Field, and a good Fence again{t Cattle : 
Tis a Tree as will grow in the Drip or Shade of Foreft-T rees, 
and is a beautiful Plantinthe Quarters of a Wildernefs or Thic- 
ket : Its Leaves are always beautiful, and the Berries afford a moft 
delightful and agreeable Profpect in moft Months of the Year. 
efides this Green Holly, as produces red Berries, there is another 
Kind of Green Holly, that produces yellow Berries, and is a 
very beautiful Plant ina Wildernefs, as aforefaid. 
The feveral Kinds of Varigated or Bloach’d Hollies, are only 
beautiful when promifcuoufly planted amongft the Green Hollies 
ina Wildernefs, in fuch a wild Manner asif placed there by Nae 
ture. 
And alfo when planted in Hedges, to environ an open Com- 
partment, Cabinet, Grove, ec. ina Wood or Wildernefs, but ne- 
ver fo fine when train’d up in thofe ftiff Forms of round-headed 
Plants, or what the Gardeners call Pediments, meaning ‘Pyra- 
ments or Cones. Fora Holly isa Plant that loves Liberty, and ts 
always in its greateft Beauty, when fufer'd to grow wild, 
without the Trouble of clipping by Sheers, Gc. If Gentlemen 
did but compare the mean Afpett of their {tiff clipp’d Hollies, 
with the Beauty of thofe free Growers on wild Commons, 6c. 
they would never after fuffer thofe fine Plants to be fo often in- 
jur'd by the unthinking Gardener. 
The pretty Invention, as called by Mr. Bradley in his New 
Improvements, Part II. Page 15- of planting Ever-green Hedges - 
with Columns and Pilaffers, or Varigated Hollies fet in them 
at proper Diftances, is entirely wrong; for the Nature of 
a Holly is fuch, that it cannot be pruned into thofe nice Members 
-hat are contain’d in the Bafes and Capital of Columns and Pilaf- 
ters. Icould fay much more on this Head, but at prefent fhall 
forbear, feeing that it did not come from an Architect any more 
than from a Gardener; and therefore do ad vife, that where Hed-. 
ges of Holly are to be planted, good Choice be made of fuch kind 
of Varigated Hollies as naturally grow thick, which mix in the 
Hedge-Lines in.an irregular Manner with the Green Holly, jaft 
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