Hedge  Plants 
The  value  of  hedges  in  ornamental  plantings  is  realized.  The  beauty  of  living  plants  is  not  to 
be  compared  with  the  stiff  and  measured  lines  of  fences.  Annual  trimmings  and  occasional  weed- 
ings  and  cultivation  are  all  the  care  that  established  hedges  require,  and  with  age  they  increase  in 
density  and  beauty  instead  of  rotting  away  with  time.  Evergreen  Hedges,  fresh  and  green  at  all 
seasons,  retain  their  beauty  and  serve  the  purpose  for  which  they  are  intended  even  in  winter. 
They  should  be  trimmed  in  either  May  or  August  and  may  be  kept  at  any  desired  height.  They 
increase  in  density  and  branch  out  at  the  ground,  making  a  thick,  almost  impenetrable  wall.  As 
screens  to  unsightly  objects  and  as  windbreaks  for  exposed  places  there  is  nothing  better.  Decidu- 
ous Hedges,  grow  more  rapidly  and  are  less  expensive.  They  require  the  same  care  and  should 
usually  be  trimmed  in  winter.  The  flowering  hedges  are  most  showy  with  their  long  lines  of 
bloom,  and  the  thorny  plants  serve  best  for  defensive  purposes. 
EVERGREEN 
AZALEA  amoena.  This  little  plant  is  fully 
described  on  page  22.  Its  low,  dense  growth 
fits  it  as  an  edging  or  border  and  it  is  brilliant 
in  bloom.  This  is  a  novel  use  for  this  plant 
but  one  for  which  it  meets  all  the  requirements 
See  sizes  and  quotations,  page  22. 
BUXUS  sempervirens,  var.  suffruticosa.  Dwarf 
Box.  This  dwarf,  dense  box  bush  is  used  as 
an  edging  to  walks,  and  is  valued  in  all 
formal  and  old-fashioned  gardens.  Should 
be  planted  3  or  4  inches  apart  and  the 
earth  pressed  very  firmly  about  their  roots. 
4  to  6  inches  high,  $6  per  100, 150  per  i.ooo. 
PICEA  excelsa.    Norway  Spruce.  Makes 
a  dense,  compact  hedge  ;  thick  screen  and 
rapid-growing  windbreak.     For  descrip- 
tion of  plant,  see  page  8.  ,  000 
I  to  1 5^  feet  515  00   Si  25  00 
1  ?2  to  2  feet   20  00     175  00 
2  to  2%  feet   30  00     250  00 
254  to  3  feet   40  CO     350  00 
THUYA  compacta.  Compact  Arrorvit.e. 
A  dwarf,  bushy  form,  with  foliage  similar 
to  the  above.  It  is  most  used  as  an  edg- 
ing and  for  enclosing  cemetery  lots.  Also, 
see  page  17.  ' 
10  to  12  inches  $15  00 
iS  to  24  inches,  extra  heavy   5"  co 
T.  occidentalis,  American  Arborvit.*:. 
This  upright  tree  is  especially  desired  for 
screens,  and,  if  trimmed,  is  valued  for 
hedges.  It  is  a  fast  grower  with  soft,  light 
green  foliage.  See  description  on  page  17. 
100  1,000 
2  to  254  feet  S15  00   $125  00 
3  to  3H  feet   40  00     350  00 
3'<  to  4  feet   65  00     600  00 
4  to  5  feet   80  00     750  00 
TSUGA  Canadensis.  Hemlock  Spruce.  A 
rapid  grower  in  any  soil ;  very  hardy  and  un- 
surpassed in  beauty  as  a  hedging  plant.  By 
trimming  it  can  be  made  dense  and  bushy. 
Particularly  good  for  high  hedges.  The  dense 
young  growth  is  feathery  and  graceful.  For 
a  fuller  description,  see  page  19. 
100  1,000 
1  to       feet  $20  00   $175  00 
2  to  2]4  feet   35  00     300  00 
3  to  3^  feet,  extra  heavy          80  co     750  co 
BERBERIS  THUNBERGII,  AS  A  HEDGE  PLANT 
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