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winters often pounce onto these hardy things and wipe them 

 out. The silver edge privet is of delicate beauty, as it 

 opens the first year from its importation. That delicate 

 silver tracery interwoven with that charming foliage is very 

 attractive, and you sa^^, ^'AVe have found it now — the most 

 beautiful thing on earth for ornamental hedges." But hold 

 on, you don't understand our climate. It won't have any- 

 thing that puts on style. I have tried a great many spotted 

 and striped leaved plants so exquisitely beautiful in the 

 East. They open all right the first year. The hot sun goes 

 for them and they all revert to the green. They must do it 

 or die. 



The golden privet, Avhicli is one of the most beautiful 

 shrubs on earth, proves to be the liardiest, by far, of the whole 

 family. It is a spory or variation of the California type. 

 This is not a native of California, but was introduced from 

 Japan. Next to this comes the Swedish juniper, which has 

 been raised for over twenty years at Boulder, Colorado, where 

 it is often trimmed into posts, archways, and other fantastic 

 shapes. 



One of the most attractive of the whole family is Regal's 

 privet with its broad, fan-sliaped branches. This is of no 

 account for hedges, but as a single specimen it is very attrac- 

 tive with its fine foliage, fragrant white bloom, and great 

 masses of rich purple berries. The golden privet will make 

 one of the most beautiful border hedges in the world. It is 

 rare and it is hard to get them. At this station we are 

 making every effort to get up a good supply. It is propa- 

 gated by cuttings and divisions. 



THE LONICERASOR TREE HONEYSUCKLES. 



We have been testing six kinds of these. They are very 

 satisfactory. They are very hardy, resisting extreme cold 

 and our trying winter drouths. They are beautiful in their 

 fragrant bloom and very attactive when loaded with fruit. 

 Some have golden and others red berries. If you want some- 

 thing for a quick growing hedge to give speedy returns take 



