Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-06-12
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ESSAY ON HEDGING.
Remurks planting The seed IN uIe Sclte Tor the
| hedge

Remarks on planting the seed IN me Sctte tor the
hedge.
Many have suggested the idea (being ready to be-
lievel that planting the seed of the thorn in the
place where the hedge was intended TO grow, would
be saving much labor. This is very erroneous
conclusions; and upon little reflection it must be
readily discovered.
In the first place, the Seeding plant must be
sidered one of the most delicate on its first appear
ance above ground and tender i'll its constitution of
all the vegetable community. Both frost and dry
weather often prove fatal to it. This delicate
ture of its infant state is not expected from SO robust
and rugged parent as the full grown thorn exhibits
But the fact is, they in young state require nur-
sery care and treatment i'll ground well prepared by
tillagc and pulverizaon. Although the seed leai
expands long and narrow, it has stem SO remarla-
bly, small that II may be compared to d coarse hair.
From this circumstance imagine it is that dry
Their and hot sunshine overcome the small fibre of
stem and stop circulation Of the juices supporting
the seed leaf.
Such plant in the line of intended hedge
could not bear that ruff mode of culture, and many
of them must be inevitably perish and leave vacan-
cies that could not be filled up with the regularity
required.
When the auicks are taken from nursery, either
at one or two years old, (he latter is the most
mon) they may be so cassed as make that uni
form appearance that they lose, with careful
culture and management; because 1t Is by no means
rule that hedge is gained BY barely planting
them. Future attention is necessary. Without
this, planting hedge does more hurt to the system
of live fencing than not TO plant; because it has a
tendency to discourage others that perhaps would,
| if they commenced, go through with it more efec-
tuay and make full demonstration OF the subject.
Remarks the proposition Of making hedges cath
out plashing.
| This was subject OF inquiry years past with
many, for want of experimental test to decide
the question: amongst whom was the writer, as un-
decided as others.
1t was generally urged in favor of the upright
| form as preferable, by reason OF 1t being the way
that nature pointed out as most congenal with its
principles, evidenced by the disposition OF plants,
shrubs andtrees, naturally pointing their course up
right This is admitted, but in the practace OF max
ing hedges have succeeded, without objections,
in that way 1t should be recollected that the
cessul mode is to combine nature and art so as to
perfect what nature will not do alone, though a
grand auxiliary to the art OF man. Trimming IN all
cases is requisite to prevent redundancy of growth
and to dwarf the subject to beneficial purpose
and plasling is further step to gain that dwarfage
requisite But it has much more valuable effect
in producing cross bars of defence amongst the up
right stems that rise by natures own effort without
which the upright stems have mostly proved una
valuable in preventing small animals from passing
between them, and passage through the hedge
thus began is liable to be increased by its frequent
| use.
! The writer of these notes has lately observed
this effect in some of the early hedges, and in those
planted and trained under the fostering care OF one
of the most accute OBSERVERS of natures works. that
copies after no practice unless it is consistent with
| his own Judgment in all matters OF husbandry.
! AT his very advanced time of life, it was needless
to point out any faults to long in the habit OF
his early prepossesslons But his nephew took me