A HEDGE OF PEARS. 19 
the ground they occupy in protecting the fruit trees 
from heavy gales. 
To carry out this plan, in a more profitable way, 
I have planted a row of the Beurré d’Amalis pears, 
a strong growing variety, four feet apart, for the pur- 
pose of forming a hedge or screen. It has answercd 
a double purpose, yielding a crop of fruit and also 
protecting the trees in the orchard, for some distance 
south-east of it, from the wind storms. I am very 
well pleased with the result so far. The young 
shoots were interlaced each year, and in five years 
from the time of planting, they formed a barrier 
seven feet high, besides giving an average crop of 
fruit for the past three years. 
Another, and an excellent plan for protecting the 
trees in the orchard, is to plant a row of peach trees, 
ten feet apart,in the most exposed part. The peach 
is a rapid grower, and for four or five years will 
serve a good purpose, when they can be removed 
and another row planted in another position. I 
have had enough fruit, in this way, to pay the ex- 
pense of buying the trees and labor incident to 
planting. 
