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body, is probably the mod ufeful general application. It fliould always be laidon in as hot a (late as poflible, and the wood at the time be as free as poflible frommoifture. Coal oil, if it could be rendered of a rather more thick confidence,might probably be employed for thefe coarfe purpofes with great advantagej.but when ufed in the form of paint, it is liable to become flaky, and peel off.
In the raifing of quick hedges, the planter fliould always have attention to thenature of the foil, and the fituation of the ground, and of courfe adapt his plantsto them ; which may, in mod infiances, be done by attending to the growth offuch plants as are already on the land ; and he may employ either one, or a mix-ture of different kinds of plants, for the purpofe; but the latter pra&ice ianot, in general, to be recommended. On dry and tolerably good foils, efpeciallyfor outfide fences, the white and black thorns ought always to be preferred.The latter is not, however, fo certain a grower, except the ground have a richand rather dry friable mould; but it is more lading, and not fo liable to becropped by cattle.
Some pra£tical planters think, however, that black thorns fliould never be putin, except upon very cold and wet land, where white-thorns will not grow; andthat crab-fets are even in thefe cafes much better; as they grow flow, makea forry weak fence, and are fure to run and fpread out into the inclofures.
In low fituations, where there is much furface water, and where the foil israther loofe and retentive of moiflure, the farmer may have recourfe to plants ofthe willow tribe for the forming of his hedges, as under fuch circumflance theygrow not only with great rapidity and vigour, but are capable of being con-verted to a great variety of ufeful purpofes.
They do not, however, make a very good fence, and are fometimes apt to proveinjurious to cattle, by their cropping and eating the young (hoots too freely.Young cattle have been known to be killed by them. Where cattle are to bepaflured, it is therefore better to have recourfe to white-thorns, as they may bevery well raifed upon fuch foils, by care being taken in their planting to raife theground where they are placed with tw or three table turfs.
On thofe dry and fandy banks where there is not fufficient depth of foil forthe fupport of the thorn, furze makes a tolerable fence, provided it be not fuf-fered to grow too high, and be clipped or cut at proper feafons.
But on fuch banks as are liable to be carried away by the walhings of dreams