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A VINE-MADE HEDGE 



This hedge is in the city of Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is 

 made of Lycium Barbarum, or Chinese Matrimony Vine. Intel- 

 hgent pruning has kept it in compact form, and it makes a soHd 

 screen without support of any kind, showing how plants respond 

 to intelHgent direction. 



To grow a hedge of this variety, very frequent pruning during 

 the growing season is necessary, on account of its habit of throw- 

 ing out strong drooping shoots. This view presents another idea 

 of what can be accomplished in hedge growing, and it is intended 

 largely to call special attention to a plant that will thrive under 

 the hardest conditions; in fact, it will grow where few other 

 plants will. 



LYCIUM BARBARUM (CHINESE MATRIMONY VINE) 



The Chinese Matrimony Vine is used here as an overhang 

 to drape a stone wall. It is a very hardy and vigorous climb- 

 ing and trailing shrub. Valuable for exposed places and as 

 a ground-cover for stony hillsides. Makes an effective screen 

 for porches and an excellent mask for unsightly objects. Also 

 makes a fine hedge when properly pruned, and thrives in the 

 very poore»jt of soils. Its flowers are blue and small, resem- 

 bling Forget-me-nots. It is literally covered with small red 

 berries in the fall, making it very attractive. 



It may not have the best appearance as compared with 

 the showy Clematis or Honeysuckle, but it is nevertheless a 

 most valuable shrub to be used under severe conditions, and 

 I am glad to be able to recommend a vine that accommodates 

 itself to such a wide range of soil and climate. It will grow 

 even in light sand and in shady places, which is the hardest 

 combination for a gardener to overcome. It is at home in 

 the warm climate of Texas and in the extreme cold of North- 

 ern Minnesota. 



Plate 62. Lycium Barbariiiti (Cliinese Matrimony Vine) 



