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one if carefully looked after during the first year or 

 two. It somewhat resembles the Common Holly, 

 and requires much the same treatment. It is not 

 very expensive to buy, and the hedge should be kept 

 to a height of 3 or 4 feet. 



Deciduous Hedges 



Many deciduous plants can be used for hedges, 

 but a good selection comprises Beech, Hornbeam, 

 Quick, Myrobalan Plum, and Sweetbriar. The first 

 two require practically the same treatment, the most 

 important part of which is to procure good two or 

 three years old transplanted plants, and to treat them 

 liberally at first. Beyond an annual trimming they 

 will not require any further attention, except to tie 

 or peg down a branch or two where gaps may 

 occur. A well known gardener, writing in the 

 Garden, says : " We often find the Holly and the 

 Yew largely used in gardens as hedges, but they are 

 not quite so good under all conditions as the Beech 

 or Hornbeam. The Beech is one of our many hardy 

 trees both for screens and hedges. The Copper 

 Beech is seldom used for this purpose, but this is a 

 mistake. We have a fence of the Copper Beech, 

 dividing the kitchen garden from the pleasure 

 grounds, 138 yards long, 18 feet high, and from 

 4 feet to 5 feet through. It forms a perfect wall 

 on either side, and in spring is one of the most 

 interesting features of the place. It would be use- 

 less planting the Copper Beech on a wet or heavy 

 soil a light soil suits it best. The hedge is now in 



