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Hornbeam, are also splendid stock-proof hedges, but 

 Holly plants are usually dear and make these hedges 

 expensive. These three hedges are not only strong and 

 give good shelter, but are highly ornamental throughout 

 the whole year. When shelter is needed for gardens, 

 pleasure grounds, or nurseries, hedges of Privet alone, 

 Privet and Thorn, Beech or Portugal Laurel, are most 

 useful. 



Ornamental hedges may be formed of a great variety 

 of trees, the chief characteristic needed being their ability 

 to stand pruning. Yew, Spruce, Thuja Lobbii, Cupressus 

 Lawsoniana, C. macrocarpa, Box, Berberis Darwinii, 

 Cotoneasters of different varieties, Myrobella Plum, 

 Golden Privet, Holly (Green, Golden, or Silver varieties), 

 Sweet-Briar Kose, Eosa rugosa, Laurels, Aucuba Japonica, 

 and Laurestinus, all make very pretty hedges when kept 

 properly trimmed. 



Preparing the Ground for Planting Hedges. 



The line of hedge should be marked out about 2 feet 

 6 inches wide for Thorn hedges, and from 3 feet 6 inches 

 to 4 feet when bushy plants, such as Holly and Yew, are 

 to be planted. 



Starting at one end, the whole length should be bastard 

 trenched as described in Chapter I., and all perennial 

 weeds, such as couch, removed. On poor soil a good 

 supply of leaf-mould should be added to the top layer of 

 soil at the time of trenching. 



If the soil is very wet, a closed drain should be put in 

 about 15 feet away, to prevent roots from choking the 



