PLANTING 



PLANTING 



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Deciduous: 



Carpinus Bet ulus var. globosa. This is a compact upright variety of 

 the European hornbeam. Excellent hedge-plant but very slow- 

 growing. A plant standing in the open at Arnold Arboretum, 

 Boston, has grown 6 feet wide and 12 feet high in 25 years. 

 Perfectly ha-dy and, like Berberis Thunbergii, so dense that it 

 makes a definite screen even after the leaves have fallen. 



Quercus pedunculata var. fastigiata compacta (a compact up- 

 right form of the English oak). 

 Etfrgreen: 



Chamaecyparis nootkatensis. This is little known in the East 

 as yet but has all the requirements for an ideal hedge-plant, 

 tall and narrow. Plants observed in the open at Ithaca, New 

 York, are perfectly hardy and have grown 5 feet wide and 7 

 feet high in twelve years. They have not been protected nor 

 trimmed nor specially cared for in any way. They are upright 

 and oval in shape and very dense and compact. The foliage 

 is thick and soft to the touch. 



Juniperus chinensis. Resembles the native red cedar, J. vir- 

 giniana, but is better because the foliage does not brown in 

 winter. Also the leaves are more spreading and their bluish 

 gray upper surfaces more noticeable which gives the spray a 

 fuller and lighter-colored appearance. 



Juniperus communis var. hibernica. This should be trained in 

 the nursery to one central stem. When young the Irish juniper 

 is a handsome narrow upright plant with bright gray-green 

 foliage; but it grows much more rapidly than other cedars 

 and soon looks miserable because, as now grown, its more or 

 less equal upright parts become too heavy to support them- 

 selves and spread apart destroying the symmetry of the plant 

 as well as revealing the dead and unsightly inner foliage. 



Juniperus virginiana. 



Taxus baccata var. hibernica (not quite hardy above N. Y. City). 



Thuya occidentalis var. pyramidalis. 



Thuya orientalis. This resembles the native arborvitae but is 

 more handsome. Its branches and branchlets are also more 

 distinctly vertical and the foliage smaller and brighter green. 



Shrubs for screen border-planting. 



Small (2 to 4 feet) (other native plants not so dense in habit but 

 with good foliage will make very effective screen-planting 

 when massed together): 

 Deciduous: 



Berberis Thunbergii (occasionally 6 feet). 



Catalpa Bungei. This is the trade name for C. bignonioides 

 var. nana. It is simply a dwarf variety of the southern 

 catalpa and makes a dense round bush when growing on its 

 own roots. It is often grafted high on upright stem and 

 planted as a substitute for bay trees. 



Cnsenomeles japonica. 



Deutzia gracilis (2 to 3 feet). 



Deutzia Lemoinei (3 to 4 feet). 



Dirca palustris. This has t hornless flexible leathery twigs 

 but is dense and symmetrical like Berberis Thunbergii. If 

 allowed to grow naturally it will make good low hedge. 



Hypericum aureum. 



Hypericum prolificum. 



Kerria japonica. 



ligustrum Ibota var. Regelianum. 



Ligustrum ovalifolium. This is not hardy north of Philadel- 

 phia and can be used only for low hedge in the North. May 

 be cut to the ground and will spring up vigorously every year. 



Lonicera thibetica. 



Lycium chinense. 



Lycium halimifolium. 



Philadelphus coronarius var. nanus (2 to 3 feet). 



Philadelphus Lemoinei (in variety, especially var. Avalanche 

 Candelabre, and Gerbe de Neige). 



Philadelphus microphyllus (this and P. coronarius are the 

 original parents of the "Lemoine hybrids). 



Rhus canadensis. 



Rosa rugosa (often 5 or 6 feet high but better if kept low and 

 vigorous by frequent renewal from the base. 



Rosa rugosa var. Blanche de Coubert (beautiful semi-double, 

 white). 



Rosa spinosissima var. altaica (often 5 feet). 



Spiraea Bumalda, Anthony Waterer variety (2 feet). 



Spiraea japonica i3 feet). 



Spiraea Thunbergii. 



Spiraea trilobata. 



Symphoricarpos albus (often 5 feet). 



Symphoricarpos orbiculatus (2 to 3 feet). 



Vaceinium corymbosum (often 5 to 6 feet). 



Viburnum Opulus var. nanum (2 to 3 feet. Seldom has flowers). 

 Evergreen: 



Buxus japonica. A new and hardy box; will probably reach 8 

 feet, but is slow-growing and easily restrained by clipping. 



Buxus sempervirens. Must be protected in the North but is 

 hardy and tree-like in the South. 



Chamaecyparis obtusa var. nana (6 to 8 feet, but very slow- 

 growing and easily restrained). 



Evqnymus radicans var. vegeta (2 to 3 feet; with a little clip- 

 ping can be brought into a low natural hedge mass). 



Ilex glabra, 



Picea exeelsa var. Clanhraziliana. 



Pieris floribunda (2 to 3 feet). 



Pinus densiflora var. pumila (often 6 feet). 



Pinus montana var. Mughus (often 5 to 6 feet). 



Rhododendron, Boule de Neige (white, blooming-period early). 



Rhododendron carolinianum. Color lavender-pink, blooming- 

 period very early. S^e note on page 2692. 



Taxus cuspidata var. brevifolia. 



Thuya occidentalis var. nana. This may reach 3 to 4 feet but 



is very slow-growing and easily restrained by capping. 

 Thuya orientalis var. nana. This may reach 3 to 4 Feet but is 



very slow-growing and is easily restrained by clipping. 

 Medium (6 to 8 feet) (other native plants not so dense in habit 

 but with good foliage will make very effective screen-plant- 

 ing when massed together): 

 Deciduous: 



Acanthopanax pentaphyllus. 



Acer palmatum loften larger but slow-growing). 

 Berberis vulgaris. 



Cornus paniculata. 



Evonynius alata. 



Forsythia suspensa. Good definite form and best for individual 



specimen planting. 

 Ilex verticillata. 

 Lonicera fragrantissima. 

 Lonicera Morrowii. 



Myrica carolinensis. Sometimes much larger than 6-8 ft. Can 

 be kept lower very easily by thinning out and renewing from 

 the base. Is still known in commerce as M. cerifera. Ranges 

 north to Nova Scotia near the coast. Is more shrubby, with 

 blunt leaves which are broader and more oblong than those 

 of M. cerifera. 



Philadelphus inodprus. Has more definite and graceful form 

 than P. coronarius and dark green almost glossy foliage. 



Rhodotypos kerrioides. 



Spiraea bracteata. 



Spiraea gemmata. 



Spiraja prunifolia var. flore-pleno. 



Spiraea VanhoutteL 

 Evergreen: 



Ilex crenata. 



Kalmia latifolia (sometimes higher than 6 to 8 feet). 



Picea orientalis. Large tree but adapted to small-scale 

 planting because very slow-growing and also because easily 

 restrained by pruning or pinching back. 



Rhododendron, Caractacus (color bright red, blooming-period 

 medium). 



Rhododendron catawbiense var. album. Compact habit of R. 

 catawbiense but flowers white, blooming-period early. 



Rhododendron delicatissimum (color blush-white, blooming- 

 period late). 



Rhododendron Everestianum (color lavender, blooming-period 

 early). 



Rhododendron, H. W. Sargent (color dark red, blooming- 

 period late). 



Rhododendron, Lady Armstrong (color pink, blooming-period 

 early to medium). 



Rhododendron purpureum elegans (color purple, blooming- 

 period medium). 



Taxus cuspidata. 



Tsuga canadensis. The most graceful and effective large ever- 

 green for screen-planting. Takes up less room than white 

 pine and is much slower-growing. Can be restrained easily 

 and therefore is adapted to small-scale planting. 

 Large (10 to 15 feet) (other native plants not so dense in habit 

 but with good foliage will make very effective screen-plant- 

 ing when massed together): 

 Deciduous: 



Acer campestre (small compact tree, dense foliage). 



Acer ginnala (gorgeous autumn color). 



Acer platanoides var. globosum (dwarf, dense, slow-growing). 



Benzoin aestivale. 



Berberis aristata. 



Carpinus Betulus. Much used for hedges. Better than our 

 native hornbeam, Carpinus caroliniana. 



Cornus mas (small compact tree, 15 to 20 feet). 



Cotinus Coggygria. 



Crataegus coccinea. 



Cratagus Crus-galli. 



Crataegus Oxyacantha var. Paulii. 



Cratsegus punctata. All these thorns are better as natural 

 screens with room to spread at the bottom than when con- 

 fined in restricted hedge lines. 



Hibiscus syriacus. Ten feet, dense and compact making good 

 tall hedge, but thin at bottom. Plant low dense shrubs in 

 front. The white variety is the best. 



Laburnum alpinum (compact large shrub or small tree 20 to 

 30 feet high). 



Ligustrum Ibota. 



Ligustrum vulgare. 



Lonicera tatarica. 



Philadelphus coronarius. 



Pyrus coronaria (small tree). 



Pyrus pulcherrima (small tree). 



Rhamnus cathartica. 



Rhamnus Frangula. 



Syringa chinensis var. alba. 



Syringa chinensis var. Sougeana (var. rubra). 



.Syringa vulgaris. 



Viburnum dentatum. Will reach 10 to 12 feet, but may be 

 restrained easily by gradual renewal from the base. 



Viburnum Lantana. 



Viburnum prunifolium (small tree). 

 Etergreen: 



Ilex opaca. 



Pinus montana a low, bushy tree, 20 feet high and 20 feet 

 i broad; very slow-growing. 



