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HEDGES AMD BOUNDARIES 

 SELECTED HEDGE-PLANTS FOR THE LOW-COUNTRY. 



Name 



How 

 propa- 

 gated 



Remarks, approximate height, etc. 



Acacia sphacrocephala "Bull's 



horn Acacia." S 



Acalypha, different varieties. C 



Agave americana variegata. 



" American Aloe." S & Su. 



Ara Ha filicifolia. C 



A.Giiilfoylci. C 



Banibusa naiia. " Dwarf Bamboo" Uiv. 

 Brunfelsia, see Franciscea. 

 Casna rinn eqnisitofolia . 



"She Oak" S 



Clerodendron acnlcatiitu. 



" Wild Coffee " S 



Croton(Codicenm), different 



varieties. ' C 



Duranta Plum/en. Duranta. C & S 



Ehretia b it xi folia. " Ceylon 



Boxwood" Do 



Eranthenuini iiiacnlatnin, 



and other varieties. C 



Euphorbia A ntiqiiornm. 



" Daluk " S. C 



E.Tirucalli. " Milk-hedge. " 



" Nawahandi-" S. C 



Flaconrtin Raiuontcliii. 



" Uguressa." S 



Hcema toxyloti ca mpcchia uti in. 



Logwood. S 



Hibiscus rosa-sincnsis, varieties. 



" Shoe-flowers." C 



Jatropha Curcas. Physic-nut; 



" Rata-endaru " S. \ C 

 Justicia gendanissa. C 



Malpighia glabra. 



" barbadoes Cherry." C & S 



Murraya exotica. (Limonia.) S 



Panax fruticosum, C 



Pithecolobium dulcc. 



" Madras thorn " S 



Pedilanthits tithymaloidcs, C 

 Phylla n th us in yrtifolins. 



" Ceylon Myrtle." S & C 



Punica granatum. Pomegranate. Do. 

 Tnphasia auraniiola. 



"Sweet Lime." S 



Slow-growing, 4-6 ft. 

 Quick -growing. 10-15 ft., coloured 

 foliage. 



Slow-growing, 5-6 ft., ornamental 



and barrier. 

 Quick-growing, 6-8 ft., handsome 



fern-like foliage. 

 Quick-growing, erect, variegated, 



serrated foliage. 

 Slow-growing, 6-8 ft. 



Moderate grower ; height as 



desired. 

 Rather slow grower, 5-8 feet. 



Do. do. do. 



Moderate grower, 8-15 feet. 



Slow-growing, 3-4 ft. or dwarf, 

 suitable for edgings. 



Quick-growing, 6-8 ft., variegated 

 and coloured foliage. 



Quick-growing, 8-15 ft.; barrier, 

 juice poisonous. 



Quick-growing, 6-8 ft.; used as^ 

 boundaries for paddy fields. 



Slow -growing, 6-8 ft., thorny, good 

 barrier. 



Slow -growing, good barrier. 



Quick-growing, fine-flowering ; 

 8-10 ft. 



Quick-growing, 5-6 ft. 



Fairly quick grower, 3-4 ft., bushy 



Slow grower, 3-4 ft., or dwarf, 

 suitable for edgings. 



Slow grower, 6-8 ft. 



Quick grower, 6-8 ft., handsome 

 foliage. 



Moderately quick grower ; good- 

 barrier, thorny ; 6-15 ft. 



Moderate grower, 3-4 ft. 



Slow grower, 5-6 ft., dense foliage 

 Quick grower, 6-8 ft , 



Slow grower, 4-5 ft., good barrier 



S=seed : C. cuttings Su~.suckers : Div.=di vision. 



