Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-11

the nursery 10 the field when between one and
three years old. Plants. however. II ths age.
are for some time IN state OF infancy, shn
require grsn, protection. II is maisiained that
| the removal should mol take place until they
are Mt least three years old. & that II they have
attained the age oil four, Eve aud even st,
still better. The idea that plants OF this age wili
not thrive well, II iransplanted, appears to DO
nnfounJed, as experiments have shswn that "
properly removed they will grow rapidly, aud
make good fences in one half the time that will
be required by Young plants, In removing
plants, however, hat are four or five years old
great caution 10 ne cessary TO preserve The roots
as sntire as possible. In planting them u ~
necessary that they should be assorted, SO that
those OF the same size may be brought together
This will be attended with many advantages !:
plants OF a similar aze aud strength, when plan
ted ogtther, Keep pace with each other Tue
growth of the whole is unfor III aud the hedge
becomes "a substantial fence oi equal hsighi
throughout, the reverse of which will he the
case, IL this separation be not made. And
where hedges have been neglected in these par
i tiGuars. in their commencement, no care or IN
dustry afterwards will render them useful or
ornamental.
The dressing and pruning OF plants prepara-
tory to the planting of them, is the most i'm
portant part Of the whole operation. The prao-
tee OF cutting off nearly all the roots, and sui-
fering them to lie Tor days aod weeks, unpro-
tected aud exposed 10 the weather, cannot bs
too much condemned, The consequence is,
that many ofihe], are destroyed, and all ser-
ously checked IN their growth. Men OF OBJ
servaton know that 10 every instance where
either trees or herbaceous plnnts are To be
transplantcd, the more carefully they are taken
out of the ground, tue moro numerous and en-
/ h.ir MI n IN l-
10 the earth again, the less check will they re-
ceive, aud the quicker aud stronger will they
Afterwards grow" When II can be avoided
The hedge plants should not be lifted from the
nursery ground I'LL the very day ON which they
are to be replnnted aud instead of the severe
pruning aud dressing. which they too frequent
Nv receive, care should be- taken 10 preserve
every roo, and fibre, applying the knife solely
to curtning the tops. When these precauiion'
are observed aud the plants are removed al
the proper season ,nto well prepared ground,
they will sustain litlle OF no check IN thei'
growth.
The labors ot the husbandman, in rearing NJ
substantial hedges do not close. however, witt
, the Transfer of,he plants from the nursery Il
, the fields. Much Of heir usefulness and beautl
, will depcud upon the csre that is bestowed up
. Oh them after ihIs operation has been puriorni
2 ed. Good wedding loosening, aud placing n
sound the roots new earth Tor the htst three o
{. four years, ara OF indispensable importance.
4 the weeds are annual, M occasional hoeing wi
, be sutfi clcnt 10 keep them down butt they nr
, root weeds, that Is perennnl or biennial plants
/, the roots themselves must be sradicnied or thel
, will materially ,njure the hodge The frs
| wedding that 10 given to hedge should be ear
ly il the spring, which VIII prevent much tur
thtr trouble Tor the s"asoo, aud at the sam
. time exert beneficial influence, by lbn0in
the soil at the very time when the ROOTS vi tn
hedge plants are beginning to spread. In loo
eniug tue soil around the roots, of either
4 young or an old hedge, it IS well 10 lay up
few nchcs OF soil to the roots, for iihis be don
r occasionally, II causes the plants 10 throw on
/ branches nrar the bottom, which prevent tbef
from growing up ihn aud open, commo
fault IL those nedges with which good care
not taken. When hedge is plnnied on III
face oi II ditch, bank or mound, with projrc
= ing space before IL Of sufficient breadth, II sup
py oincw earth may be- laid ~ 10 Inc root
wy two or three years. Where hedges az
. planted on level surfaces, this throwing up
dirt TO tho roots may be easily accomplished
aud II should ba aueuded To- at each cleaning