EXPERIMENTS WITH HEDGES 



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(r'h'ilil.tid tri(i<-<i)ith(is. Co-M3i()N IIoxEYi.ocrST. A liardy tree n.iti\e to the 

 Middle States. Too larae and strona- for a small liedue, hut adaj)ted to Iiea\y 

 duty. Foliage fine, pinnate; shoots stiff and strong, set with long and ex- 

 tremely efficient thorns. For a "l)ull-tight" iiedge, designed to turn back all 

 intruders, this would lie (|uite the tiling. However, it is altogetiier too harsh 

 for any domestic use. Moren\er it camiot he }n-uned to make a slia];eiy iiedge 

 of moderate size. 



H jldriiiiiji <i. (I rl}<)r(si-( lis. S.mootu I IvnuANiaoA. \'igorous hardy shrub 

 making an annual growth of 4-6 feet; stems straight and rather coarse, foli- 

 age larae, coarse, clean, and free from disease; flowers white, abundant, in 

 large showy trusses, lasting ihroughout the late summer. This shrub does not 

 make a hedge, strictly speaking, but can he used f(n- an informal liorder 

 marking. The j)ractice here is :o cut it down to the gr(uin(l early each spring, 

 a treatment i;nder which it tliri\es and yields its best blossoms. These bios- 

 sonis are its principal merit. 



It should he noted that this is not the Pef.o?;e Hydu.axuka {H. jxaiiculiifii 

 (iraixllffiira), the variety most commonly grown. The Peegee hydrangea may 

 also be used in the same manner, tliouuh the Sn th hydrantrea is better. 



Smooth Hytlr-i'igea bears ciuantities ol flowers Init cannot be sliearecl into Iiedge form. 



Lhiustruni <iniurfiisi-. .V.Airu I'kivet. ,\ strong hard}' shrui) admirably 

 ada])ted for hedges. Plants make an amuial growth of L'O-.'JO inches, the hedge 

 is I feet high and 4- feet broad, in good condition excejit that it is thinniii!™ 

 out somewhat at the iiottom. 



The in-i\ets are nearly all good hedge materials. They stand shearing 

 well, are perfectly clean and hardy (with rare exceptions), and have the ad- 

 vantage that they will grow re,ison;;bly well in shade. The Amur privet is 

 the best for general hedge use in this vicinity where the California privet is 



