CHAPTER XXXIV. 



Trees and Shruhs Suitable for Hedges. 



Undee this heading I give a list of those plants which may be grown 

 as hedges in the colony, with the sites suitable for each, and their mode 

 of culture. 



CEATAEGUS OXTACANTHA.— Zm)2«. 

 (The Hawthorn.) 

 Grows best on deep rich loamy soils. It succeeds in this climate only 

 in our ranges and cooler regions. The seed (or haws) should be rotted 

 in sandy soil until the pulp is removed, and then sown thinly in nursery 

 rows. The yoimg plants should be transplanted out into rows for one 

 year before they are removed for hedging purposes. 



LTCIUM HOKEIDUM. 



(The African Box Thorn.) 

 This grows well on the plains. It may be cultivated on the line of 

 fence either by sowing the seed or transplanting the young plants from 

 the nursery lines. , 



MACLURA ATJEANTIACA.— iV««. 

 (The Osage Orange) 

 Kequires a good deep loamy soil and some degree of shelter. Deciduous ; 

 makes a good hedge. 



Grow in nursery and transplant out afterwards when the plants are 

 one year old. 



TJLEX EtrOPAETJS.— Xi«w. 

 (The Whin, or Furze.) 

 Sow the seed on the line of fence. Keep trimmed up, and a good 

 hedge wUl be the result. Will grow on any kind of soil. 



TEEE FENCES. 



For the high close hedge of lopped trees, referred to in Chapter XXIV., 

 I recommend the following trees : — 



Populus Fastiffiata " The Lomhardy Poplar.'' 



^Eucalyptus Rostrata " Redgum." 



Muealyptm Lemoosylm " S. A. Bluegum." 



Eucalyptus Glolulus " Tasmanian Bluegum." 



