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is very expensive. If the plants are large and tall, in which 

 case, one renewal of the fences may be sufficient ; the secur- 

 ing of them with stakes and bandages, against displacement 

 by winds, is both expensive and troublesome. If the plants 

 are small, little stakeing is required : But, then two sets at 

 least of posts and rails will be necessary. Tired by* frequent 

 disappointments, and by the slow progress even of those, 

 which succeeded, I considered what new methods might be 

 tried. This is a country abounding with stone, and, as my 

 quarries, out of which I was building a new mansion, afforded 

 much refuse stone in large lumps, I made a trial by planting 

 some trees of about eight feet height, and placeing at their 

 feet two two-horse cart loads of rough lumps of stone, not 

 built up high, but, packed close by each other, and set on 

 edge so, as to make a tabular, but, very rugged surface round 

 the foot of the tree, and extended to the distance of four 

 feet, as is represented by the figure* 



These trees succeeded well, 

 and far beyond my expecta- 

 tion. On considering the 

 cause of their success, it ap- 

 peared to me, that the stones 

 served the three purposes of 

 fencing, stakeing, and mulch- 

 ing : The first of which is al- 

 ways necessary, to defend 

 them from the assaults of cat- 

 tle : The second is equally so 

 if the plants are tall, to save 

 them from being displaced by 

 winds after they shall have 



