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California Privet 
This is the universal hedge in the East. For live fences at village, 
town, and country homes it is the very best of all materials. On public 
grounds of all kinds, in parks and cemeteries, along roads and paths, 
on factory grounds, and on newly subdivided areas near towns, noth- 
ing else can be used in its place, and in this place it is indispensable. 
California privet is able to stand a temperature of zero without any 
damage. Ten or 15 degrees below zero do not damage it much, but 
20 to 30 below will kill the wood to the ground. This is not so serious 
as it might be, because the roots throw up a strong growth by the 
next August. 
Privet produces wood faster than any other shrub or tree. For a 
hedge that is thick right down to the ground, you must set the plants 
close together, anywhere from 6 to 18 inches apart. It is sometimes 
best to set in a double row, the plants ‘‘staggered,’’ a foot apart in 
each line. Some people use even a triple row. The lines should be 
about 8 inches apart. This is the way to make the finest hedges, 
especially when you want them a couple of feet wide and over 3 feet 
high. A single row of plants will make a beautiful hedge, but it will 
not be so thick at the bottom, and will require careful trimming to 
make it as nice. When possible plow or dig a trench 2 feet wide and 1 
foot deep. Don’t throw the dirt out; just mix it thoroughly. A horse 
and harrow or cultivator are the best tools. When you have a fine bed 
of soil, plow a trench in the middle, and set the plants in dry soil. 
Water, if you can, after planting. Mulch 6 inches deep with cut- 
grass or buckwheat hulls right after planting and watering. You can 
water twice a week and fertilize half a dozen times a season with good 
results. Cut back to within 3 inches of the ground the first season; 
then each April cut back again to within 6 inches of the previous 
year’s height. This harsh treatment wi!l force a thick, leafy growth of 
twigs and branches right from the ground up. By setting the plants 
6 inches deeper than they were in the nursery, each one will have half 
a dozen or more stems coming out of the ground, and this will help 
greatly in keeping the hedge thick at the bottom. The roots should 
be ‘‘puddled” as soon as you unpack them, and if you do not plant 
at-once, they should be coated with mud again just before you plant. 
We do not ship Privet by Parcel Post 
10 100 1,000 
California. 6to8inches ....-... .$0 80 $600 $40 00 
igo iain, 5 Be Sh oe I 00 800 60 00 
12 to 18 inches I 20 1000 £80 00 
18 to 24 inches I 40 I2 00 100 00 
2 to 3 feet I 60 14 00 120 00 
3 to 4 feet 2 00 16 00 140 00 
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Specimens, 2 feet broad, 3 feet tall. . . . 75 7 00 

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