. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. 186 The Country Gcntlcnmiis Magazine for the prevention of cruelty to animals. 'W'e wish we had one against the cutting and maiming of trees. There was an old forest law in Scotland (which, for aught we know, may still exist unrepealed, although fallen into desuetude), by which the man who cut down a young tree was doomed to lose his right hand. It was a well-intentioned, although ill-directed piece of legislation. Had it been for pruning, indeed ! IMPROVEMENTS IX HEDGES. THE plant generally employed for fences is t
. The Country gentleman's magazine. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Great Britain. 186 The Country Gcntlcnmiis Magazine for the prevention of cruelty to animals. 'W'e wish we had one against the cutting and maiming of trees. There was an old forest law in Scotland (which, for aught we know, may still exist unrepealed, although fallen into desuetude), by which the man who cut down a young tree was doomed to lose his right hand. It was a well-intentioned, although ill-directed piece of legislation. Had it been for pruning, indeed ! IMPROVEMENTS IX HEDGES. THE plant generally employed for fences is the white thorn (Crateegus oxya- cantha), and a useful plant it is for such pur- poses. The varieties of evergreen hollies ought to be tried, particularly when the hedges run through extensive and well-regulated grounds in sight of the mansion. In all peaty districts the spruce fir make an excellent evergreen fence. It will cover more ground than the holly; but in mossy situations this extra land will be found of less value. In sandy places, and particularly those near the employed, giving one an inclination to the right and the other to the left. After being trod in firmly, commence to plait all together, taking one set of the plants the one way, and the other set contrary, interlacing them at an angle of 45*^. It will be necessary to tie them at top with a piece of wire or rope yam, and also at several points near the bottom, to keep them in position till they adhere to each other. To facilitate the union, although not abso- lutely necessary, it will be desirable to take a thin cutting off the bark of se^'eral, particu-. sea-shore, the sea buck-thorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) will be found an admirable sub- stitute for thorns to form hedges. If it should ever be required to make at once an impene- trable live fence, the hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) will be found the most suitable, and for this purpose clean-grown sapling plants, 6 or 7 feet in length, ought to be procured. After t
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