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if preferred. Subsequently the sides may be 

 trimmed vertically. 



In long lines of hedging it is desirable to 

 break the top line by allowing the hedge 

 plants at intervals to grow above the general 



Fig. 63. — Hedge tops 



level, trimming them into some definite form, 

 as shown in the illustration below. 



Gaps in the hedge, to accommodate through- 

 paths, may be bridged over by training the 

 adjacent plants into an arch, for which a tem- 

 porary support would be required. 



The gardener should never forget that his 

 hedge makes considerable demands on the 

 soil, and he must therefore not expect that 

 flowers will thrive in close proximity to it, 

 wherefore he should allow sufficient width 

 in all borders which skirt a line of hedging. 



Box Edgings — These are miniature hedges. 

 The objection that they encourage and harbour 



