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throughout the Atlantic Coast. Best hedge plant for sandy soil. 

 In the South Ilex Cassine,vrith small arbutus-like leaves and brilliant 

 red berries all winter, is better. 



HYDRANGEA, HARDY (Hydrangea paniculata, var. grandi flora). Best 

 flowering hedge for late summer. Immense white cones of bloom. 

 August, September. (See p. 179.) 



LAUREL, MOUNTAIN (Kalmia latifolia). For tall and broad screen up 

 to 10 feet. Must not be sheared. Pinkish white flower clusters in 

 May, June, are highly decorative. Well-drained soil, succeeding 

 even in rocky places in New England. Evergreen. 



LOCUST, HONEY (Gleditschia triacanthos). For a strong, high defence. 

 The thorniest of all. "Bull strong, horse high, and pig tight." 

 Perfectly hardy, fast and vigorous grower; suckers. Plant thickly 

 and prune severely. Mice girdle in winter. Spring trimmings must 

 be burned. Needs strict control. 



MAGNOLIA (Magnolia glaucd). Excellent south of New York. Large 

 glaucous leaves becoming evergreen in the real South. One of the 

 best for windbreaks. Beautiful in flower. M. conspicua and 

 M. Soulangeana make most striking ornamental flowering hedges. 

 (See TREES, p. 149.) 



MAHONIA. See ASHBERRY. 



OSAGE ORANGE (Toxylon pomiferuni). Grows in any soil. Makes a 

 dense defensive high hedge as far north as Massachusetts. Unless 

 regularly trimmed, the top branches will spread. Will exhaust 

 soil on each side for some feet. 



ORANGE, TRIFOLIATE (Citrus trifoliata). Best medium height, impene- 

 trable hedge for the South, where it is evergreen. Deciduous in the 

 North. Foliage yellow in fall. Not reliably hardy north of Philadel- 

 phia. White flowers in May, followed by small yellow fruits, make 

 it ornamental also. Set one foot apart and cut back to 8 inches. 

 Give two trimmings annually. 



PRIVET, AMOOR (Ligustrum Amurense). Evergreen except in extreme 

 cold situations; more spreading habit than California privet, and 

 darker green. A valuable hedge plant, especially in the South, 

 enduring both heat and cold and on any soil not an actual swamp. 



In rich soil will give good hedge in two years. , CALIFORNIA 



(L. ovali folium). For shelter. Fastest growing. Stands salt spray. 



