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Winters will not break them down. A hedge may 

 also be made with a single row with less expense, 

 the double row only being used when a particu- 

 larly substantial result is desired. After setting 

 out Privet cut it back to the height of eight or ten 

 inches, and keep the pruning shears well employed 

 for the first and second seasons at least. Such 

 treatment will make the bushes strong and stocky 



Old Box Hedge near Baltimore 



and cause them to furnish close to the ground, so 

 that in the end it will be possible to trim the hedge 

 square, and produce a clean cut wall of living 

 green. After the hedge is well started you should 

 cut back into the old wood every year, when you 



