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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



THE FILBERT HEDGE 



Proving the contention that a productive hedge may be as beautiful as one fj^ai is purely ornamental. The decorative value of 



this handsome planting goes without'saying. 



pose as any fruit. Spaced at intervals of three feet, 

 the Httle trees will grow into a compact hedge that will be 

 beautiful at all seasons. Nothing in nature is lovelier than 

 the creamy white blooms and olive green leaf clusters 

 in early spring. The growing fruit is ever attractive, 

 and the mature fruit is a joy to see. 



Such a hedge can well contain pears of different va- 

 ieties, that will mature at different times. The Clapp's 

 Favorite and the Bartlett, that mature early, are of high- 

 est quality. The Sheldon pear is wonderfully attractive 

 and also of fine flavor. The Keiffer should surely be 

 represented, both because its fruit keeps until well into 



SHOWING THE ADAPTABILITY OF THE PE.^R TO HEDGE USE 



This is an excellent illustration of the way fruit trees may be trained to grow in a vertical plane a dwarf pear trained 



up on an espalier wall. 



