. The American fruit culturist. as represented by Fig. 90. The next pruning, to bedone at the beginning of the fourth year, is shown in Fig. 91,as indicated by lines meeting at e, when the hedge for the firsttime begins to assume the form of a roof. The previousshearings (or rather mowings) are shown by the dotted linesc and d. Fig. 92 shows the subsequent cuttings—first by thelines meeting at h, and afterward at 0. The latter may be SOIL, MANURES, SITUATIONS AND ENCLOSURES. 59 Straight, as the previous ones, or in the form of a gothic arch,as shown by the figure. This brings the hedge to the
. The American fruit culturist. as represented by Fig. 90. The next pruning, to bedone at the beginning of the fourth year, is shown in Fig. 91,as indicated by lines meeting at e, when the hedge for the firsttime begins to assume the form of a roof. The previousshearings (or rather mowings) are shown by the dotted linesc and d. Fig. 92 shows the subsequent cuttings—first by thelines meeting at h, and afterward at 0. The latter may be SOIL, MANURES, SITUATIONS AND ENCLOSURES. 59 Straight, as the previous ones, or in the form of a gothic arch,as shown by the figure. This brings the hedge to the closeof the fourth year, when it will begin to form an efficient bar-rier, if it has been well cultivated and pruned. Its breadthat bottom will be nearly double its height. Future years willgive it more height; but it must be especially observed tokeep it always narrow at top, so that the foliage above shallnot shade that below, nor injure the broad thick growth atbottom. Hook to Trim Hedges.—With a common corn knife, like.
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