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prune not later than August first; set plants twenty-four 

 to thirty inches apart ; branches of this are armed with long 

 and extremely sharp thorns. 



4 — Hibiscus Syriacus, cornea plena: variety of rose of Sharon; 

 twelve feet high ; any soil ; many flesh-pink, solitary flowers 

 all over the bush ; blossoms in August and September; prune 

 after flowering ; set the plants eighteen to twenty-foiu- inches 

 apart. 



Almost any flowering shrub may be used for a hedge that is to 

 be allowed to grow in a natural way. The selection is largely a 

 matter of taste and personal preference. The following are 

 some of the best: Spircea FanZ/oMi/ez— VanHoutte's spirea; 

 Rosa rugosa — Japanese rose; Syringa vulgaris— common lilac, 

 white or purple; Rosa ruhiginosa — sweetbriar rose; Hydrangea 

 paniculata, grandiflora — great-panicled hydrangea. 



