HEDGE  OP  GOLDEN  RETINOSPORA  AT  GLENWOOD 
Hedge  Plants 
The  value  of  hedges  in  ornamental  planting  is  realized.  The  beauty  of  living  plants  is  greatly  to 
be  preferred  to  the  stiff  and  measured  lines  of  fences.  Annual  trimmings  and  occasional  weedings  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.  Deciduous  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.  There  are  really  very  few  Shrubs  or  Evergreens  that  will  not  make  good  hedges.  It  is  im- 
possible to  repeat  descriptions  of  all  of  them  in  this  chapter,  and  we  have  enumerated  only  the  kinds 
most  generally  used.  Prices  upon  other  kinds  and  particulars  concerning  them  will  be  given  upon  request. 
CONIFEROUS  EVERGREENS 
PICEA  excelsa.  Norway  Spruce.  A  strong, 
rapid  grower  in  any  soil.  It  withstands  cold  and 
exposure  and  therefore  is  admirably  suited  for 
windbreaks  and  shelter-belts.  If  annually 
sheared,  it  will  make  a  dense,  compact  hedge 
that  may  be  kept  any  desired  height.  This  is 
the  cheapest  and  most  reliable  evergreen  hedg- 
ing plant.  Our  stock  is  unusually  bushy,  well 
rooted  and  in  splendid  condition. 
li  to  2  feet ;  plant  12  to  18     loo       i  ooo 
inches  apart  $25  00    $]80  00 
2 to 2i ft.; plant  15 to 24 in. apart.  30  00     250  00 
2i  to  3  ft. ;  plant  18  to  24  in.  apart.  35  00     300  00 
3 to 4  ft.;  plant  20  to 30 in.  apart.   60  00     500  00 
For  larger  sizes  and  further  particulars,  see  p.  9. 
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RETINOSPORA  plumosa.  Green  Retinospora. 
Soft  green  foliage,  makes  a  hedge  similar  to  the 
Golden  Retinospora,  that  is  pictured  above. 
2J  to  3  feet ;  plant  18  to  24  in.  apart,  $90  per  100. 
For  larger  sizes  and  further  particulars,  see  p.  12. 
var.  aurea.  Golden  Retinospora.  Makes  beau- 
tiful, dense  golden  hedges.  See  the  illustration 
above  as  an  example  of  the  splendid  hedge  we 
have  of  it. 
1  to  IJ  feet ;  plant  12  to  15      loo  1,000 
inches  apart  $35  00    $250  00' 
2  to  2J  feet ;  plant  15  to  20 
inches  apart   60  00     500  00 
2i  to  3  feet ;  plant  20  to  30 
inches  apart   120  00  1,000  OC 
For  larger  sizes  and  further  particulars,  see  p.  12; 
GLENWOOD  NURSERIES, 
