60 HARRISONS’ NURSERIES, BERLIN, MD., U.S.A. 
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 hast 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 2 temperature of zero without any damage. ‘en 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 
ptants 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 S inches apart. . This is the way to make 
the finest hedges, especially when you want them a couple of 
feet wide and over 8 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. 
Muleh 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. 
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