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THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 



N OVEMBEB, 19 10 



THE camel can go for 



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dinary care, will outlast a generation of users. 

 Theyrange in size from a capacity sufficient 

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The Bay State Nurseries, North Abington, Mass. 



ties. It submits to regular pruning and forms a 

 dense growth. Norway spruce {Picea excelsa) 

 makes a good hedge, but it requires more attention 

 than the arbor vitae to keep it uniform and within 

 bounds. The Japanese barberry, recommended 

 for the shady walk, will make a good hedge and will 

 grow twice as high in the open. Rhamnus Fran- 

 gula, a species of buckthorn, makes an attractive 

 hedge. Deciduous hedges may be made from 

 privets, honeysuckles, lilacs, and various other 

 shrubs. 



Plant shrubs early in spring everywhere, or in fall 

 except in the extreme North, and evergreens, in 

 May and June or in August. When transplanting 

 evergreens, keep the roots from drying and thor- 

 oughly water and, if practicable, shade for a fe^v 

 days. 



Ontario. A. B. Cutting. 



A 



An Unusual Hydrangea 



NATIVE to Northern China, Hydrangea 

 Bretschneideri is in many ways similar to our 

 well-known hardy hydrangea {Hydrangea pani- 

 ctdata), but is in all respects more refined and 

 graceful. It is compact, upright, five and often eight 

 feet in height, with a spread of equal dimensions. 

 The branches are numerous and slender. The 

 foliage is pale green, somewhat similar to that of 

 the common hydrangea, yet perhaps a little more 

 dense. The flower clusters are flat, five to six 

 inches across, with numerous large, neutral ray 

 flowers. They open early in July before those 

 of the other members of the group, and are creamy 

 white in color. Gradually they change to a rosy 

 tint and remain comparatively fresh until No- 

 vember. 



The plant is good in habit, free flowering, and 

 particularly desirable for the garden. It grows 

 in a good loam, but does its best in a moist soil in 

 full sunlight. 



Massachusetts. Daniel A. Clarke. 



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A hydrangea whose floiwers remain comparatively 

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