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permanent. They make them of Willows, which are 
planted at the Tides of a ditch, at four feet dift- 
ance; or of Caprificus, which is yet handfom- 
er, and peculiar almoft to this country, planted in 
the fame manner. I believe, that our Swediih huf- 
bandmen will not dare to plant fuch fences; but I 
know the former hath been under confideration, 
ami I wifh it was done in the fame manner it is here, 
as I am periuaded it may. 
1jank.s are more common here. Ivy, and a 
parcel of other bulhes grow on them, with common 
|eed, Arundo Phragmites, (Donax) much larger 
than the Swediih, and make them durable and a 
good defence. 1 was curious to know how this lleed 
came to grow in fuch quantities on thefe banks, and 
enquired of the inhabitants whether it had been 
lown or planted there ? They anfwered in the ne- 
gative. I alked whether they had carried the 
earth from the fea lhore, and the roots in it, which 
afterwards grew up? This they likewife denied. 
, e earth for the banks is dug on the fpot, and 
thrown out oi the ditches on both fides. It was not 
however very difficult to difcover whence this plant 
came. It is not long fmce the fea went up to thefe 
gardens, which runs now a cannon-lhot from them, 
and then, as now, Reed grew on the lhore. The 
ea decrealed, and its bottom became dry land, 
r * eie f tbe roots of this Reed remained with its 
ormer mores, which, after the ground was dug up 
pf • ’ were at liberty to fpread, grow up and 
fvV-mia t ‘ le lar S eft W0 °J; but this was not fo ea- 
\nv 'ri^ la f llici in the .ground under a high- 
v . ; , 'ri trails are the worft kind of fences ufed 
Fpffrnn. be S an already, on the 12 th of 
t0 bring forth the beauties of the South- 
regions, owing to the mild climate. The Al- 
mond-tree 
