. The American fruit culturist. less essential. In otherwords, the hedge becomes wrong-side-up, or mounted onstilts (Figs. 83 and 84). The appearance of the young hedgejust before cutting down the first time is shown at a. Fig. 85,and the cut portion at b. It is almost impossible to induce anovice to cut this fine growth; he thinks it will ruin hisyoung and promising fence. Yet if the work is omitted, itwill in a few years appear as in Fig. 86. The following is the regular order of working each succes-sive year. Fig. 87 represents the plant the first year, or afew weeks after setting out; it h
. The American fruit culturist. less essential. In otherwords, the hedge becomes wrong-side-up, or mounted onstilts (Figs. 83 and 84). The appearance of the young hedgejust before cutting down the first time is shown at a. Fig. 85,and the cut portion at b. It is almost impossible to induce anovice to cut this fine growth; he thinks it will ruin hisyoung and promising fence. Yet if the work is omitted, itwill in a few years appear as in Fig. 86. The following is the regular order of working each succes-sive year. Fig. 87 represents the plant the first year, or afew weeks after setting out; it has been cut down nearly tothe surface of the earth, the tap-root trimmed off, and the 58 SOIL, MANURES, SITUATION, AND ENCLOSURES. young shoots as starting from it at a. It should grow un-touched at least one year—some prefer two years, in orderthat the roots may become thoroughly established. Its ap-pearance the beginning of the second year is shown in Fig. 88,when it is cut down again near the line, b, to thicken it at the.
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