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California Privet and Catalpa Bungel 



California Privet 



This is the universal hedge in the East. For live fences at 

 village, town, and country homps 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 'SO 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 G 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 cf 

 feet wide and over 8 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 pos- 

 sible 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 aftpr planting aud watering. 

 You can v.-at^r twice a week and fertilize naif a doz^n times a 

 season with good result-s. 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 tranches 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. 6 to 8 inches $0 80 $6 00 $40 00 



8 to 12 inches 1 00 8 00 60 00 



12 to 18 inches 1 20 10 00 80 00 



18 to 24 inches 1 40 12 00 100 00 



2 to 3 feet 1 60 14 00 120 00 



3 to 4 feet 2 00 16 00 140 00 



4 to 5 feet 2 50 20 00 180 00 



Specimens 3 ft. broad, 4 ft. tall, single plants, $1.00; 



^ in lots of 10, 90 cts. each. 



We accept Liberty Loan Bonds, Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps, 

 at face value, but no cash discount is allowed for such payments. 



