328 TREES AND SHRUBS 



colour. It should be clipped in the spring, April or 

 May being the best months, and a top-dressing about 

 the same time will be very beneficial to it. Box 

 is a good shrub for an inside hedge, but should never 

 become overgrown, as, in addition to the hard cutting 

 necessary to bring it into shape, it is a terrible plant to 

 cut, even the small wood being very hard and tough. 



LAWSON CYPRESS. Cupressus lawsoniana and C. 

 nootkatensis (Thujopis borealis) can be treated together, 

 as, in addition to their natural relationship, both 

 require the same treatment as a hedge. Neither 

 makes a good flat-topped hedge of the ordinary kind, 

 as the growth is distinctly pyramidal, and unless 

 kept to a point is apt to get injured by snow. 

 They should be cut to a point, and a hedge 12 to 

 20 feet high of this shape is very handsome and 

 effective in a garden, as well as forming a first-rate 

 screen. They can be trimmed at any time preferably 

 in the spring or early summer, care being taken not 

 to cut the base too hard, and the leading shoots top 

 annually. In planting no manure need be used, 

 provided the ground is good, and it is not required 

 later on unless the hedge shows signs of starva- 

 tion, when a good top dressing may be given with 

 advantage. Plants 2 or 3 feet in height, placed 

 about 1 8 inches apart, are a good size to use, as they 

 move readily and are not expensive. 



PRIVET. The oval-leaved Privet (Ligustrum ovali- 

 folium) is a native of Japan, and makes a fairly good 

 hedge about 5 or 6 feet high. It grows readily, 

 and moves without any trouble at almost any time. 



