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THE GARDENER’S VEGETABLE SYSTEM 
more generally by fets or ready-raifed plants; and 
which in the order of planting is, for outward fences, 
generally performed “by inferting the fets either hori¬ 
zontally into the iide, or upright on the top of a 
bank, raifed by the excavated earth in forming the out¬ 
ward ditch, tine latter ferving alfo as a defence to the 
young hedge; or fometimes for divifion hedges in fields, 
a bank four or five feet wide at bottom is formed with 
the earth of a fmall ditch on each fide, raifed two 
or three feet high, faced with fquare fpits of turf from 
the top of the ditch, or elfewhere, and the middle 
filled up with earth from the excavation of the ditch 
aforefaid ; the'bank being two or three feet wide at 
top, the hedge is planted thereon ift a double row; or 
for interior hedges in gardens, or where they can be 
fenced from cattle, the hedge is planted on level 
ground, without forming any ditch and bank; but in 
the other methods, the funk ditch and raifed bank 
ferves as a proper guard to keep off cattle, &c. from 
annoying the hedge in its advancing growth. 
For thefe diiferent methods of planting quick-fet or 
Hawthorn hedges, the fets or plants may be of one 
or two years old; or of three or four years, having 
been tranfplanted in nurfery-rovvs one or two years, 
or more; the fets being the fize of a goofe quill, to 
the thicknefs of a finger, and, previous to planting, 
if naked below, may be headed down one third, or 
half way, to have them branch out ftrongly quite 
from the bottom. 
Where neceflary to plant outward hedges for fences, 
it, as before explained, is expedient to form a ditch 
and bank, the ditch to be on the outfide, forming the 
bank clofe along the inner edge, with the excavated 
earth, as digged and thrown out of the ditch; raifing the 
bank therewith moderately. Hoping inward, and either 
in advancing in the formation of the ditch and bank, 
the fets being headed to fix or eight inches, plant or lay 
them horizontally or flanting into the fide of the bank, 
firft one row, placing the roots inward and the tops 
out, three or four inches, or more, landing over the 
roots with earth from the ditch, and raifed fix, eight, 
to ten or twelve inches, another row is placed and 
earthed over in the fame manner; or fometimes the 
ditch and bank being previoufiy formed, the fets are 
dibbled into the fides, horizontally, in two rows, the 
above diftance; or alfo, fometimes, inftead of plant¬ 
ing into the fides, the ditch and bank formed as above, 
are planted upright at top, which being previoufiy le¬ 
velled for their reception. 
The general methods are, line out the ditch a yard 
wide at top, then to be digged out Hoping on the fides, 
two or three feet deep, and the firll fpits of earth laid 
along the top of the inner edge of the ditch to form 
the beginning of the bank; or, where convenient, pre- 
vioufly lay a row of fquare fpit turfs, grafs fide down¬ 
ward, and in either method, back up behind with 
earth from the ditch; then, if intended to plant in th« 
fide of the bank, lay a row of fets upon this bed of 
earth, the roots inward, a little Hoping to the back 
part, with the tops towards the ditch in a riling di¬ 
rection, two, three or four inches out of the ground, and 
about fix inches afunder, earthing them over with 
mold from the ditch, forming the ditch and bankas 
you proceed; and having advanced fix, eight or ten inch¬ 
es higher in the banking, lay another layer of fets, each 
oppofite the intervals of thofe of the firft row, and 
earth them over in the fame manner; fo finifli the for¬ 
mation of the ditch and bank, each moderately Hop¬ 
ing, raifing the latter fix inches to a foot or more above 
the fets; or as before obferved, if quite fmall fets, and 
the ditch and bank is firft formed, may plant the fets 
by dibble, horizontally, or a little more or lefs towards 
an upright pofition; but if judged more eligible or 
convenient, may firfl: form the ditch and bank as juft 
intimated, raifing the bank to its full intended height 
of one, two or three feet, forming a level border at 
top; plant two rows of quick in an upright direction, 
either by dibble, if fmall-rooted fets, or if large, cut 
a fmall trench for each row, one fide upright ; plant 
the fets againft the upright fide, turn in die earth, 
about the roots, and tread it gently thereto. 
Or where propofed to have middle or divifion hedges 
in fields, &c. and that a doubie ditch with a raifed 
bank between is intended, in order for planting the 
hedge at top, line out the bafts of the bank five feet 
wide, allowing alfo for a two or three feet wide ditch 
on each fide, forming the face of the bank with fquare 
fpits of grafs turf where attainable, placed either the 
grafs fide outward, or laid topfy-turvy or grafs down- 
wards, beginning the firfl: layer clofe along the inner 
edge of the ditches, which at the fame time proceed 
in digging out and forming, employing the excavated 
earth thereof in backing up the turfs or outer furfaces 
of the banks, and filling up the middle fpace; conti¬ 
nuing to raife the front, drawing each fide in gradually, 
finifhing the whole two feet to a yar ' high, by two or 
three feet wide at top, where, forming a level bed or 
border of earth, plant two rows of lets therein a foot 
afunder, and upright, in the manner explained in the 
foregoing direClions. 
To plant thefe hedges on level ground in a garden, 
& c. or for outward hedges, where they can be de¬ 
fended with fome kind of temporary fence in their 
young growth; and in either of which, the ground 
being digged and levelled, the planting is effected by 
cutting out with a fpade, a fmall trench fix or eight 
inches deep, one fide formed upright; plant the lets 
againft the upright fide, as advifed in planting on the 
top of a bank, placed fix inches apart, and earth in 
the roots and body of the fets; and if a double hedge 
is intended, plant another row in the fame manner, 
fix or eight inches to a foot, from the firft planted, 
treading the earth gently to the plants of each row. 
Or 
