CO HARRISONS' NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD.. U. S. A. 





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California Privet and Catalpa Bungei 



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 ma- 

 terials. On public grounds of all kinds, in parks and cemeteries, 

 along roads and paths, on factory grounds, and on newly sub- 

 divided areas near towns, nothing 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 80 below 

 will kill the wood to the ground. This is not so serious as it 

 might bp. 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 tliick right down to the ground, you must set the 

 plants close together, a ay where from 6 to 18 inches apart. It is 

 sometimes best to set in a double row, the plants "scaggered." a 

 foot apart in each line. Som.e people use even a triple row. The 

 lines should be about S 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. 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 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 will force a thick, leafy growth of twigs 

 and branches right from the ground up. 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 



6 to 8 in $0 60 



8 to 12 in. 75 



12 to IS in 1 00 



18 to 21 in 1 23 



2 to 3 feet 1 50 



3 to 1 feet 1 75 



4 to 5 feet 3 00 



100 



1,000 



$ 4 00 



$ 30 00 



5 00 



40 00 



6 00 



50 00 



8 00 



60 00 



10 00 



75 00 



12 50 



100 00 



15 00 



135 00 



