Schedule of Hedge and Border Plants 59 



Callitris eupressiformis (Oyster Bay Pine, C. rhomboidea ) 

 A compact hedge of dark green. Needs constant trimming 

 In some districts odd trees are apt to die out and leave a 

 gap ; 3 to 6 feet. 



Callitris robusta Rough and perhaps more useful than Oyster 

 Bay, light of colour, does not die out readily; 3 to 8 feet. 



Cuprcssus of various sorts make excellent hedges. The best are 

 C. lusitanica glauca, a light glaucous green ; C. macrocarpa, 

 dark, not so good in Midlands, but doing well on high veld ; 

 C. arizonica, a light green type, of compact habit and hardy 

 against drought; C. pyramidalis, useful planted closely 

 where a high and narrow fence is required ; C. lawsoniana, 

 a rich mid-green, very graceful habit indeed; 3 to 10 feet 



Eugenia cncali/ptoides A very fine shining green, excellent for a 

 solid and thick break, trims well ; 4 to 10 feet. 



Eugenia myrtifolia More compact and smaller leaved than the 

 former and suitable for dwarfer hedges. Fruit edible. 



Juniper us virginiana Probably the best of all hedge plants, com- 

 pact and dense, and seldom seen with gaps. It is of slow 

 growth, but very long life. Good all over; 3 to 8 feet. 



Carissa grandiflora (Amatungula) Absolutely at home near the 

 sea, and for a good distance inland, but of doubtful utility 

 in Transvaal and O.F.S. The deep evergreen foliage, and 

 thorny nature, make it an ideal hedge where it will do well. 

 Slow growing; 4 to 8 feet. 



Ligufitrum japonicum (Japanese Privet) A quick-growing and 

 practically evergreen hedge for most districts, but should 

 never be planted in a small garden owing to its voracious 

 and spreading root system. The roots will spread many 

 feet and rob the soil of all nourishment. In the Natal Mid- 

 lands subject to attacks of " stem-borer " and Red Scale. 

 Very popular, but a third-rate hedge plant; 4 to 12 feet. 



Liffustrum sinensis nana Foliage and general habit smaller and 

 more compact than the former, and not such a robber. More 

 easily kept in trim; 3 to 5 feet. 



Leptospermum laevigatum (Australia Myrtle) Makes a useful 

 grey-green hedge of quick growth, and is very popular in 

 some parts of the Cape. Subject to Ross Scale. 4 to 5 feet. 



Spirea reevesii (Double-flowering Cape May) Deciduous but 

 very beautiful when the pure white flowers are out in the 

 early Spring. Should not be trimmed after the New Year if 

 to flower freely; 3 to 4 feet. 



Pomegranate (Punica granatum) This is generally seen spoilt 

 for want of regular pruning, but, if well cut from the be- 

 ginning, makes a most compact and effective hedge. The 

 orange flowers are plentiful in Spring. Foliage a rich shining 

 green ; 4 to 10 feet. 



Privet, Golden A very beautiful 3 feet hedge when exposed to 

 the full sunlight. Vigorous. Foliage oval, green bordered 

 yellow. 



