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readily before the wind. It has lovely creamy blossoms and 

 pleasantly flavored fruit. I doubt whether it would stand salt 

 air. On the sheltered side of a mixed wind break vines might 

 be planted and the whole might be made to have such an orna- 

 mental appearance that no one would suppose it was other than 

 a piece of decorative planting. 



The oleanders, the privets, Ligustrum spp., Laurocerasus caro- 

 liniana, or Carolina cherry, the two Raphiolepis, R. ovata and 

 R. indica, the Pittosporums, Gordonia, two or three of the hollies 

 and a number of other trees and shrubs are suitable for such 

 work and are hardy throughout the state. 



If one must plant formal hedges the privets are fine evergreens 

 for such work and are hardy anywhere within our limits; so is 

 the dwarf tree box (Buxus). The common sweet myrtle and 

 some of the climbing roses can be pruned so as to form a fine 

 hedge. In the more tropical part of the state the various species 

 of Carissa make beautiful hedges, as do the Phyllanthus of the 

 nivosus type. I have no doubt that Catesbaea, Tabernaemon- 

 tana, some of the Ixoras, Duranta, some of the Jasmines and 

 Gardenia would stand shearing well. The Acalyphas and Chinese 

 Hibiscus are considerably used for hedges in this region. And 

 I would suggest that any of the following would be likely to do 

 well as hedge plants or to work into wind breaks: Eugenia 

 uniflora, Thea viridis, Bambusa disticha, Triphasia trifoliata and 

 several of the Pandanus. 



It should be remembered that dead air fills open spaces that 

 are left among plantings of trees and shrubs, and that this air 

 becomes very cold during a norther, so that in such spaces frost 

 is more likely to occur than in more exposed places. Any open 

 space on the north or west of a close wall of vegetation is pecu- 

 liarly subject to frost, for the reason that the cold air is driven in 

 and lodges. 



