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perior to the old hydrangea paniculata. These 

 are hardy, and always graceful in form and beauti- 

 ful in foliage. 



For hedges, American arbor vitse is especially 

 fine. It is hardy, free from insects or disease, 

 grows easily in almost all conditions, even in par- 

 tial shade. Smoke, dust, and exposure to winds 

 do not seem to injure it in any way. It can be 

 sheared and kept in shape, and its dense foliage, 

 being evergreen, is admirably adapted to loca- 

 tions where screens or windbreaks are needed. 



California privet (Llgustrum ovalifolium) is 

 also a very popular hedge plant, but it will hardly 

 withstand very low temperatures. Fifteen de- 

 grees below zero has been known to kill entire 

 hedges. In the latitude of Tennessee and south- 

 ward it should be perfectly hardy. Age gives it 

 additional hardiness, but north of the Ohio Eiver 

 it is liable to be destroyed, if temperature runs 

 too low. 



Eose hedges are beautiful, but require consid- 

 erable attention. The roses used for this pur- 

 pose are the climbing sorts, and such as American 

 Pillar, pink, Dorothy Perkins, white, and Hia- 

 watha, scarlet, are usually chosen. These are 

 trained on a wire fence about two feet high, by 

 interweaving, and then kept in shape by trim- 

 ming. The results are found satisfactory. 



Spring planting is best for hedges. The 

 ground should be deeply trenched and made rich 

 by the addition of well-rotted manure mixed with 

 sand or street scrapings or compost. A heavy 

 mulch of coarse manure, leaves and litter placed 

 closely about the roots will help. Do not expose 



