Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-11-29

ground, snd before the buds beg in 10 swell. l
iheF arr planted IN the spring, cut them dowH
as soon as the operation of planting Is compile
ted. This cutting down Within hall an inch o.
the ground will cause the plants 10 send out
shoots that will. in good ground noun, up ia
the length of three or foar feet dufing tn first
summer, After the plauis have stood Two sum.
mers aud three winters, az ain cut them all down
close TO the ground in the spring, and The shoots
VIII come GA, so thick and strong, that they viii
not again require cutting down. This year you
must begin 10 clip. About the middle Of July
cup on the top ofthe hedge little, and the
slhe' Aear the top. leaving the bottom not much
! eifp"d, so that the side Of the hedge may slope
| Ike the side oil the pyramid. The hedge will
| shoot agan Immediately, and will have shoots
SLY inches long w October. Before winter you
n'st clip then again. leaviog some part Of the
new shoots, that 10 say, not cutting down your
last cut. hut keeping the sides always in a py-
| randall slope. A hedge may thus le got five
fee' high IN SIX years from the time of plant
ing.
In England tho plant in most common use
for making hedges. l. tho white thorn. The,
| are propaga,ed by So wing the haws in drills
like peas, where they usually remain until they
are taken up TO he planted 10 the hedge. The
white thorn is not a naive of this country, but
viii grow here as rapidly as Il does ia England
or London IN the months of November aud De-
cenber. preserved in sand or barrels. The cost
Is not more than two dollars a barrel, aud three
barrels would be sufficient TO hedge common
SIZED farm Many other plants are also used in
that country, such a. The holly, the iarch the
alder, aud the beach, which latter is found 10
answer remarkably well in cold, wet, clayey
soils.
Experiments in difreren, parts of the United
Sat ,pii 4 h.l
lisheh the fact, that we have a variety of plants
well adapted 10 all the purposes of hedging,
Among these may he enumerated several va
rleiies Of the American thorn, the cedar. the
holly, the crab the honey locud the beech,
the willow. the bemlock, and the blHch locust.
Among the more valuable Of these may he
named, the cedar, several varieties of thorn,
The honey locust the henlpck, aud the crnb
all Of which may be propaga,ed from tne
seed
The mode OF raising the American" thorn
one OF the varieties of tho conmoa INV thorn
as practised nost successfully by Mr.. Thomas
Main, ofthe District OF Columbia Is the follow.
ing: The seed arr 10 be areiully extIicaied
from the berries. by Moderate pounding with
wooden pes,le, after which the stones are TO be
washed perfectly olean from the pumiee, by
rubbing them with the hand in the water. They
should then be placed in a deep box, loosely
mHht, anu 'ht Ootom win hDles
TO permit the water to escape. This box should
then bs covered with oak leaves or moss and
placed out OF doors IN some secure but bleak
cold situation, and protected from mice and
ground squirrels No earth need be mixed
with the seed, nor = II material huw Often the
seed aro frozen. On thu approach OF spring, the
seed to be inspected every Two or three
days, att. soon as they begin 10 feel Shiny,
II indicates that the shells OF the stones ore a.
bout TO open. As early as the weather will
permit, bed OF fee, rich, deep, black loan,
rather inclined 10 moisture thRn dryness, and
situate rather at The bottom than tho top Of u
height, is 10 be prepared. II should he careful
ly dug 10 the depth Of Twelve or fifteen inches
SO soon Ms the small point of the roode, of some
OF the seed becomes visible the seed tn lie sown
in beds out four feei wide SCI araled by alleys
fifteen or eighteen inches IN idth The seed
ought 10 be rolled IN pnisler OF Paris al the
time OF sowing. and scattered about M Inch n
parI,--balf an hch of fine mould is sufficient
for the covering. 1.-THE weBther is favorable
the young plants will appear IN a few DAYS.
The whole process may br summed up IN
few words---Clear The tones well from the pu-
mice or berries, keep them damp through
winier, aud a. thu proper time IN the spring,
place them in beds wei prepared.