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causes it to produce numberless pendulous shoots with very pleasing 

 effect. For a hedge of from 8 to 10 or 12 feet high for a short 

 length in a conspicuous position, the Deodar will be found to be one of 

 the best plants that can be selected. To form a Deodar hedge, plants 

 of almost any age and size may be selected that have been kept in 

 condition for removal by frequent transplanting. 



Thuia Lobbi forms a strong dense hedge in a comparatively short 

 period. It is one of the best of plants for an ornamental hedge on 

 account of its bright green colour, which it retains through the winter 

 months; and for a protective hedge, it is surpassed only in a small 

 degree by the Yew. 



Biota orientalis forms an excellent hedge of low or medium height, 

 from 8 feet and upwards in good soils. It may be substituted for 

 either of the Thuias or Betinospora obtusa where a narrow hedge is 

 required. 



Betinospora obtusa forms a handsome and compact hedge in a moist 

 retentive soil and sheltered situation. Its rich fulvous green foliage 

 supplies a pleasing contrast to that of other plants. 



Thuia oceidentalis is scarcely inferior to T. Lobbi as a hedge-forming 

 Conifer in retentive soils. It should not be selected for a high and 

 exposed situation, nor for dry sandy soils, where it becomes thin and 

 unfurnished. 



Cupressus Lawsoniana should be planted in quite a young state to 

 form a compact hedge of small dimensions. It is a cheap, and on the 

 whole, a useful substitute for the more expensive kinds. 



Cupressus nutkaensis forms a compact hedge, which is rendered very 

 ornamental by the light feathery pendulous terminal branchlets. It is 

 slower in growth than O. Lawsoniana, and for distinctness the glaucous 

 variety should be preferred to the common form. 



Juniperus chinensis, J. virginiana, and its variety J. virginiana argentea, 

 form good hedges ; the light glaucous foliage of the last-named renders 

 it very effective for contrast. These and the six preceding kinds should 

 be planted "at intervals not greater than from 15 to 18 inches, accord- 

 ing to the age and size of the plants selected. 



Abies excelsa is used as a hedge-forming plant in several parts of 

 Europe where other Coniferous trees are not available. It forms a strong 

 and impervious fence, and bears close cutting. Planted at intervals of 

 from 2 to 2 1 feet, according to the size of the plants, it soon forms a 

 compact hedge of any height, but it is surpassed in all respects by the 

 common Yew. 



All hedges and partitions made with living plants require periodical 

 cutting and clipping to keep them dense, strong, neat, and within 

 prescribed limits. Hedges made with deciduous and evergreen plants, 

 not Coniferous, are usually trimmed in mid-season while growing, but 

 in the case of Conifers, it will be remembered that during the 



