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CHAPTER VAG9 



XII. Plants for Hedges 121 



A Barriers 123 



a. Holding leaves during winter . 123 



b. Not holding leaves during winter . . . . 124 

 B Edgings for walks and for garden borders. . . 124 



C Windbreaks and solid screens 125 



D Privacy 125 



E Hedges for bleak exposures 126 



a. Late foliage 126 



b. Close shearing 126 



c. Unsheared low hedges 126 



d. Fruiting hedges 126 



e. Shady places 126 



XIII. Plants for Border Planting 127 



A Masses for refined lawn areas 128 



a. Low-growing shrubs 128 



b. Medium-growing shrubs . . 129 



c. Tall-growing shrubs . 129 



B Masses consisting mostly of native collected 



shrubs 130 



a. Low-growing shrubs 130 



b. Medium-growing shrubs 130 



c. Tall-growing shrubs 131 



XIV. Accent and Specimen Trees and Shrubs 132 



A Trees 133 



a. Accent and specimen trees 133 



b. Columnar and pyramidal trees 134 



B Shrubs 135 



XV. Plants Valuable for Use in Rock Gardens, in Japanese 



Gardens, and in Wall Crevices 136 



A Evergreens 138 



B Deciduous trees and shrubs . 139 



C Perennials 139 



XVI. Plants for Heavy, Formal Effects 141 



A Border planting 144 



B Topiary work and close shearing 145 



a. Evergreen 145 



b. Deciduous 145 



C Growing in tubs 146 



