FLOWERING AND OTHER HEDGES 331 



perfect health, and all that is necessary is an annual 

 clipping about the end of August, before the wood 

 gets hard." 



Quick and the Myrobalan Plum should be planted 

 in double rows to form a hedge, and be cut back 

 hard at the time of planting to form a bottom to the 

 hedge, which would otherwise become leggy and 

 bare at the base. If they should happen to get into 

 this state most of the growth should be cut away, 

 and the main branches tied or pegged down in the 

 direction of the hedge. In a year or two it will be 

 practically as good as ever. 



For a dividing line between the flower and kitchen 

 gardens, or for some spot where too much formality 

 is not required, the Common Sweetbriar makes an 

 excellent hedge, although it requires much attention 

 for the first few years. If planted without support, 

 such as a wooden railing, it should be kept tied or 

 pegged down almost to the ground for the first two 

 or three years, using practically every growth that 

 is made by the plants. By this means a good 

 foundation is laid for the hedge, which will, when 

 made, merely require an annual trimming. We 

 plant Sweetbriars everywhere. Its leaves in the early 

 morning, or after a warm summer rain, saturate the 

 air with their fragrance. 



Hedges of Flowering Shrubs 



It often happens that some kind of hedge is wanted 

 in a garden, either as a screen to hide vegetable 

 ground, or as a wind-break, or some kind of partition. 



