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in variaus parts of the country, with the Osage orange, as a hedge 

 plant. The general result, south Ofthis, has been in the highest de- 

 gree favorable. Many who have failed with all species of hawthorn, 

 have entii-e faith in thevalue of this plant, and we have no longer 

 a doubt that it is destined to become the favorite hedge plant of all 

 t'lat part of the Union lying south and west of the .State of New- 

 i'ork.* ■ 



Fig. 8. Frait of tbe Osage OrEmge Tree. 



The Osage orange, when treated as a hedge plant, has many ex- 



* The Osage orange is hardy in our own grounds, where we have culti- 

 vated it for many years. In New England it wlU prbbably be found t<jo 

 tender in winter, though there is an excellent young hedge of it at Belmont 

 Place, the residence of J. t. Gushing, Ea(jf, near Boston, which we were told 

 the past season, has proved quite hardy» Pruning in hedge foi-m, by check' 

 ing its luxuriance, will render any partially tender shrubs more hardy. It 

 may be safely laid down as a rule, judging from our own observations, that 

 the Os^e orange will succeed perfectly as a hedge, wherever t\\h Isabella 

 grape will ripen in the open air without shelter or protection. This is a 

 better and safer guide than a reference to parallels of latitude. 



