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and then sown broad cast on a bed of good earth, covering the seed 
not more than a quarter of an inch deep; they will vegetate imme- 
diately, and when up, must be kept very clean and free from weeds. 
All the kinds of elms may be propagated freely from layers, in the 
manner directed under that article. 
Holly Hedges. 
Of all other plants, there is none that makes a more durable, 
close, and beautiful hedge, than the holly, nor one that agrees better 
with the shears: it may be clipped and dressed to any form; the 
seeds do not vegetate till the second spring after their being ripe, 
and consequently must be treated as directed for haws, page 152, 
&c. They must remain two years in the seed-bed, and then 
should be planted either in the face of ditches, or into nursery 
rows, if intended for ground hedges; for which there is no equal, 
as to beauty, shelter, and closeness. The latter end of April is the 
best season to plant them: they never thrive well when taken out 
of the woods, but are very prosperous when cultivated by seed, 
though not of rapid growth for a few years. 
JVhite Mulberry and Lombardy -Poplar Hedges. 
The white mulberry makes a tolerably good hedge, and may be 
easily propagated by washing the seed out of the pulp when the 
fruit is ripe, drying and preserving it till the latter end of March, 
or beginning of April, when it may be sown on a bed of light rich 
earth, and covered about a quarter of an inch deep; the plants will 
appear towards the latter end of April, when they must be kept care- 
fully wed, and when a year old some of them will be fit to plant 
into nursery rows; the small plants may remain in the seed-bed a 
second year, and then transplanted either into the face of ditches, or 
nursery rows, as above. They are also cultivated by layers and 
cuttings, but not so successfully by the latter, as by either of the 
former methods. 
The Lombardy poplar is propagated by cuttings, which grow 
very freely; the most eligible size for these, though much larger 
are frequently used, are such as are from three quarters of an inch 
to an inch in diameter, about twelve or fourteen inches long, and 
are to be planted two-thirds of their lengths into the earth. These 
and the mulberry bear dipping very well, but not being spiny, they 
never make formidable fences. 
Juniper and Red Cedar Hedges. 
Juniper and red cedar make good garden hedges, particularly the 
former, and are very proper for affording shelter to such quarters 
of the garden, or nursery, as are set apart for the raising of tender 
plants in; both may be propagated abundantly from seeds, which 
do not vegetate till the second spring after ripening, consequently 
they must be prepared as directed for haws, and when sown, should 
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