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the season of bloom in lilacs lasts for six weeks if you combine 

 varieties. Of course, the standard purple lilac has many good 

 forms now, such as the Charles X, generally raised by the 

 French; the white lilac, the old-fashioned white lilac, is fine and 

 has many good varieties, some of them double and very fine. 

 Then the Persian lilac is favored by many people. That comes 

 in white forms and double forms as well as the standard pink 

 form. I have used the Hungarian lilac. It isn't often seen, but 

 I consider it one of the best. It has a glossy dark green leaf, 

 a good deal like a bay tree, and has pink blossoms somewhat 



A good mass effect of flowers. 



later than the others. The family, as I said, is one of our 

 most valuable horticultural families. 



Prof. Hansen : How about the caragana ? 



Mr. Ramsdell: It makes a fine hedge, it stands trimming 

 well and is as hardy as anything you can find. I didn't mean 

 to miss that in my list of hedge plants. 



Prof. Hansen: How far apart are they planted? 



Mr. Ramsdell: It depends on how quickly you want the 

 hedge. If you want it quickly, one to two feet. One foot may 

 be a little close, but two feet, I should say, would be about the 

 right distance to give a heavy hedge. 



Prof. Hansen: How does caragana pygmaea do down 

 here? 



Mr. Ramsdell: I haven't tried that. 



