316 TREES AND SHRUBS 



banks, walls, or for arbour and pergola ; the flower 

 hedge wants true shrubs. The bush Honeysuckles, 

 such as Lonicera fragrantissima and L. tatarica, are 

 just right, or any woody, twiggy bushes of moderate 

 growth, or such as are amenable to pruning and 

 thinning, such as Deutzia and Snowberry shrubs that 

 so often get overgrown in a shrubbery. In the 

 hedge these would do well, as they could easily be 

 watched and thinned ; also many true shrubs that 

 flower all the better for reasonable pruning. 



Any one would be surprised to see what a quantity 

 of useful flowers such a hedge would yield, while, if 

 there is another of foliage for winter use, it will be 

 invaluable to the indooV decorator. We have just 

 planted a hedge for this use, all of golden variegated 

 or yellow-leaved shrubs, those chosen being the 

 Scotch Gold Holly, Golden Euonymus, Golden 

 Privet, the variegated Eurya latifolia, yellow variegated 

 Box, Cassinia fulvida and Golden Tree Ivy, all shrubs 

 of the utmost value for winter cuttings. Though 

 they are barely 2 feet high as yet, the slightly varied 

 golden hedge is already a pleasant, cheering sight 

 in the quickly-shortening November days. 



Other flower hedges are also delightful possessions. 

 Hedges of China Rose, of Lavender, of Sweetbriar, 

 of old garden Roses, or of climbing or rambling Roses 

 trained down, of Honeysuckles, of Jasmine ; some 

 of these are occasionally seen, but of a good selection 

 of true shrubs hedges are rarely if ever made. 



Any of the shrubs recommended for the mixed 

 flowering hedge could, of course, be used alone ; and 



