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 ways, five feet distant in the row, and sufFered to take their natural growth.

And, for variety, some may be planted in espaliers, especially the Filberts, arranged fifteen feet asunder, with the branches trained at full length, retaining occasional lateral shoots, advancing below as succession bearers. They are all very hardy, and will succeed in any common soil and exposure.

All the varieties of the Hazel-tree are propagated both by planting the Nuts, and by suckers, layers, and grafting; but it is proper to remark, that as the seedling-raised plants are apt to vary, the