SECT. IX. OF SHRUBS, SHRUBBERIES, 8cC. Ill 



wards the edge may be planted aconites, f now -drops ^ 

 crocuffes, primrafeSi violets, polyanthufes, hepaticas, wood 

 anemonies, daffodils, cowjlips, &c. In open fhrubberies 

 an edging of Jlrawberries is proper, and the hautboy 

 preferable, on account of its fuperior Chow when in 

 flower; but in thefe fituations the wood ftrawberry is 

 more commonly planted, as it will produce fruit with 

 lefs fun and air than any other fort. 



The management of a plantation of fhrubs comes next 

 to be confidered. It mould be kept clean, or much of 

 its beauty is loft. Let it be frequently hoed and raked, 

 to give it afrefh appearance, and prevent the growth of 

 mofs, which fp reads apace from the ground up the Hems 

 of plants, and thus injures them much. The ufual 

 time for pruning and digging about fhrubs is Spring; 

 but autumn (and early in it J is better, if the plants are 

 well eftabliihed in the ground, and efpecially when old 

 and full of roots. The pruning mould not be late, 

 (October bell) as feme forts are apt to lie down; thefe, 

 however, might be left to fpring, or only fhortened in 

 pare : They mould conftantly be kept free from fuckers 

 and luxuriant wood. See pruning of fhrubs. An autumn 

 drefling is particularly to be recommended as letfening 

 the work of fpring, the hurry of which feafon fome- 

 times occafions inrubberies to be neglefted too long, 

 and to be but partially attended to. 



The fuckers, or young pla?its, found in digging and 

 dreffing about fhrubs, are often left carelefsly on the 

 ground, but if likely to be wanted, ought to have their 

 roots buried as foon as poffible : Why mould they be 

 fuffered to wither, becaufe they may recover? 



For hedges about a plantation, (i. e. for the divijions 

 of it) the laurel, yew, and holly, are the principal ever- 

 greens; the former as a lofty and open fence, the fecond 

 as clofe and moderate in height, and to be cut to any- 

 thing, the laft as trainable by judicious pruning to an 

 impregnable and beautiful fence. Deciduous divifions 

 are belt made with the fmall leaved elm, or the hop 



hornbeam, 



