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hold the plants so that the crowns will be just below 

 the level of the ground. Spread the roots carefully, fill 

 in soil to near the top of the trench, and tramp it down 

 again. In case the soil is dry, water it when the trench 

 is two thirds full and then continue filling the trench. 



FIG. 80. A Lawn inclosed with a California Privet Hedge 



The house faces the south. Deutzias are in flower in the foreground. Asters are 



growing between the deutzias. Roses and other shrubbery are near the building. 



This is an excellent situation for a good lawn 



After planting, the privet should be pruned to within 

 eight or ten inches of the ground. Keep the plants 

 trimmed back to a height of two feet during the grow- 

 ing season. The following spring cut them down to 

 within twelve inches of the ground. "During the second 



