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trims well into a hedge, and has no other fault than its great ex- 

 pense. 



Perhaps a word as to the form to which hedges should be 

 trimmed would not come amiss. If the hedge be appreciably 

 wider at the top than it is at the bottom it holds the snow in winter, 

 which is apt to break apart the bushes, and prevents both moisture 

 from reaching the roots and a full amount of sunlight from com- 



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77/ f first two are advisable forms to which to shear a hedge, the 



third inadvisable 



ing to the lower portions of the hedge. For these reasons a hedge 

 trimmed straight up and down or with a wider base than top, is 

 better than one of a wedge shape. 



The term "specimen planting" immediately conjures up pic- 

 tures of a lawn spotted over with blue spruces and Japanese red 

 maples — and weeping mulberries. This is the sort of planting 

 which has attached unpleasant association to the term "specimen 



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