342 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
There is being introduced into this state a combination honey 
locust hedge and wire fence, which is claimed by the company 
introducing it to be a great success, and which has been very 
heartily recommended by high Official authority of the state, 
but most earnestly condemned by our highest horticultural 
authority, on account of the tenderness of the honey locust and the 
general plan of the whole scheme. There is no doubt this fence 
will be a great success for the company, that plants it out for $1.00 
per rod, or $640.00 to enclose a quarter section. As there are some 
farmers who are trying it, we suppose from their standpoint itisa 
practical hedge fence for them. 
We venture to say the farmers who purchase this fence probably 
have some very valuable property to enclose, like a wine grape 
vineyard, a Rocky Mountain cherry orchard, or one of those valuable 
$85.00 model orchards. The premises wouldn’t be secure, nor the 
picture complete, without enclosing it with a honey locust hedge 
and wire fence, that I suppose keeps everything out, for if jack 
frost gets into one of those model orchards he is sure death to the 
trees. In conclusion, if we must have a hedge fence we think this 
combination fence is a good one if properly mixed. The more wire 
and less honey locust, the better will be the fence. 
EVERGREEN HEDGES. 
A DISCUSSION. 
The President: Something has been said in regard to watering 
and transplanting evergreens. I would like to say a few words in 
regard to that matter, if lam permitted, that may be of some benefit 
to those who have not had similar experience to what I have had. 
In the first place, I think we have made a mistake in the past in 
planting arbor vite too closely for a successful hedge. Itis quite 
natural to want a hedge when first planted out, so you put them 
from twelve inches to two feet apart. I think four feet is near 
enough to plant arbor vite; three is anyway, and I would not put 
them nearer than four feet. If I were planting them fora hedge I 
would put them in a ditch, or what we know.in farming asa “dead” 
furrow. I would get the ground in that shape if I had to use a 
scraper to doit. I would not have the ground levelin planting any 
kind ofa tree on our place or anywhere in Minnesota. I want a 
large basin for the tree, six or eight feet in diameter. I would take 
the dirt out of the way so Icould havea good sized basin if possible 
to retain the moisture. I do not think it is necessary to water a 
tree in planting. If the tree is in good condition and the roots are 
moist when they are put in the ground, and the tree is planted 
firmly, the roots spread out, I do not think it is necessary to water. 
If you wish to water it will do no harm if you wait till the next day, 
orevena week. If you putin too much water you cannot make the 
tree firm enough, and that is the only way to make the planting 
successful. 
Mr. Dartt: If I were planting an arbor vite hedge, unless it was 
in a favorable locality, I would stop that, and plant the dwarf moun- 
tain pine. That is sure to grow if you give it half a chance, and it 
