B. sempervirens 



for hedges, but they are not employed to any 

 great extent. A Box hedge is neither so strong 

 or so ornamental as either the Yew or the Holly, 

 and is not to be recommended except in cases 

 where it is required simply as a dividing line or 

 low wind-break. 



Propagation 



Propagation is usually effected by means of 

 cuttings of young shoots 3 or 4 inches long 

 placed in sandy soil under a handlight in summer. 

 These root in a few weeks' time, and may then 

 be transferred to the nursery border. Growth 

 for the first three or four years is slow, but in the 

 case of the stronger-growing varieties it becomes 

 more rapid afterwards. 



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