The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-01-17

''e"Se Pa"' III Tie oouCHern otateS. as Tar
north as latitude $40, for at least sixty
years. 1t is noted for its long, flexible
branches, large, white flowers, bright.green
foliage, and long, struggling and rapid
growth. 1t is readily propagatcd by cut
t'ngs, and may be formed into hedge by
throwing up ridge of four or six burrows
with the plough, afterwards opening the ):
centre by another furrow, and planting the
slips therein, about a foot apart, covering
them G inches deep, leaving one end out,
pointing towards the sun; taking care to
press the earth compactly around them
with the feet If properly trimmed, a
hedge of this sort will afford su(fiyient
barrier against all stock in four years. If
left nnpruncd, the shoots are liable to cx-
tend in all directions from 10 to 20 feet
The cost per mile has been estimated at
SIS.
SPANISH BAYONET.-(lucca aloifolia)
The leaves of this elegant plant arc fur
niSl'ed at the extremity will, most formida- ),
bIe spines; and spreading out horizontally,
they i"flict serious wounds, if encountered
by animals or man. Its growth is princi-
pally confined to Florida, where it is used
as an impenctrable hedge.
ORANGE, OSAGE-(.llaclura aurantiora)
The Usage Orange, the f,vorite hedge
plant of the United States, is too we'll
known to require lcnglhcned description
here. From its harlihood, rapid growth,
tcnaciy Of life, facility of propagation, as
well as its unrivallctl beauty and protcc-
ton against ANIMALS of various kinds.
its utility no longer remains an expcri--
mrnt.
Hedges Of the rarest beauty and cxccllcncs
have long been growing near Boston, Phil
adelphia, and Cincinnati, as well as in Ken
tucky, Tennessee, Northern Missouri, and
in short, in all the Middle and Southern
States. Some of these fences have been
standing for twelve or fourteen years, and
their branches have become SO intcrlocked.
guarded as they arc by their enormous
spines, that no farm stock can pass through
them. They are also free from the attacks
of insects and animals of all kinds.
This tree Inlay readily be piopagatea ty
seeds, from which it will grow sufficiently
large in three years to form hedge. It
succeeds best on land moderately rich
such, for instance, as will produce good In
dian corn; but i: will grow in almost any
soil that is not too moist. The line of
ground intended for & hedge should first !,e
dug and well pulverized-- from IL to-
Is inches deep, and feet wide, along:
the centre Of Which the plants may be-
set.
When the O*agc Orange is TO be planted
as hedge, if the sub-soil be poor, it is re-
commended to dig trencl, in the direction
Of the intended hedge, 2 or three feet wide,
and as many deep, and to fill mp the apacs
with good surface-soi taken from the neigh
boring ground or elsewhere. The soil in
the trench should be raised mt leas: foot
above the adjoining surface, to allow for
settling; and along the middle of this ridge,
the plants should be set from u foot to- 49,
inches apart :.
The seeds, before sowing, should le
soaked in tepid water, in warm room, for
three or four days; or they may be mixel
with equal parts, by measure, of moist.
earth, and exposed few weeks, in opeh
boxes, to wintry weather, on the sunny side
of building, in order to freeze and thaw..
1t is preferable to sow them early in
the spring, in garden or nursery, where.
they will shortly after germinate and form
young plants. These Should he carefully
weeded or. hoed during the first seasons
growth, and transplanted in the ledge.line,
in the month Of March or April Of the, fol-.
lowing y;ar. -. - : .
puIue Of Farm- Yard Dung.-a Fartna,
yard dung is the. paramount means! of fsr.-:
tility on the farm, it is the ffarmer's sheet--..