. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste. esoil. This will prevent that inequalitywhich there would be in the hedge if strongand weak plants were mixed together, andit will equalize the growth of the wholeplantation by dividing the advantages. A CHAPTER ON HEDGES. 353 The plants should then be is speedily done by cutting down thetop or stem, to within about an inch ofwhat was the ground line, (so that it will,when planted again, have but an inch ofstem above the soil,) and by correspondinglyshortening all the larger roots about one-third. If you have a good de
. The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste. esoil. This will prevent that inequalitywhich there would be in the hedge if strongand weak plants were mixed together, andit will equalize the growth of the wholeplantation by dividing the advantages. A CHAPTER ON HEDGES. 353 The plants should then be is speedily done by cutting down thetop or stem, to within about an inch ofwhat was the ground line, (so that it will,when planted again, have but an inch ofstem above the soil,) and by correspondinglyshortening all the larger roots about one-third. If you have a good deal of planting to do,it is better to bury the plants in a trench closeat hand, or lay-thevi-in-ly-the-heeh, as it istechnically called, to keep them in goodorder, till the moment they are wanted. The hedge should be planted in a doublerow, with the plants placed, not opposite toeach other, but alternate—thus: The rows should be six inches apart, andthe plants one foot apart in the will require about 32 plants to a rod,or 2000 plants to 1000 Fig:. 83- Maimer of Plantitig Hedges. Having well pulverized the soil, set downthe line firmly for the first row, and with aspade, throw out a trench about eight or teninches deep, keeping its upright or firmbank next to the line. Drop the plantsalong the line at about the distajice theywill be needed, and then plant them twelveinches apart, keeping them as nearly as pos-sible in a perfectly straight line ; for it is45 worth bearing in mind, that you are per-forming an act, the unimpeachable straightforicardness of which will no doubt be criti-cised for a great many years the earth moderately round the stemof the plant with the foot, when the fiUing-in of the pulverized soil is nearly , finally, level the whole nicely with thehoe. Having finished this row, take up theline and fix it again, six inches distant ;open the trench in the opposite direction,and set the plants in the same
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