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perfectly; plant two to three-foot plants eighteen inches 

 apart ; take off the tips of the leaders and of all branches 

 in March or April, until large enough to shear; when this 

 size is reached, trim as directed, in late May or June. 



2 Thuya occidentals: American arborvitae; grows naturally 

 in moist places but does well when planted in any ordinary 

 soil ; plant and trim the same as hemlock ; will require very 

 little clipping on the sides at first, as the width is not great 

 for the height. 



DECIDUOUS 



i Ligustrum Amurense: Amoor privet; grows to fifteen feet 

 high; any soil and will not mind shade; set three-foot 

 plants nine inches apart, in a trench twenty-four inches 

 deep ; this plants them six inches deeper in the ground than 

 they were ; trim the tops evenly at a height of twelve inches 

 after the hedge is planted, and trim away the tips of all 

 side shoots; keep low until a dense base growth is well 

 established. 



2 Fagus sylvatica: European beech; to any desired height; 

 loamy soil; the bronze-gold leaves persist all winter; they 

 are large and the character of the hedge is less solid in 

 appearance than privet, though it makes an impenetrable 

 screen, winter and summer; set two or three-foot plants 

 twenty-four inches apart; prune before growth starts each 

 spring and trim off straggling shoots at any time afterwards ; 

 especially desirable for high and large hedges. 



(All hedges, whether evergreen or deciduous, should be 

 trimmed narrower at the top than at the base. The ideal form 

 is a straight-sided or a slightly convex-sided wedge- in the 



