WESTBURY STATION, N. Y, 
Flowering Shrubs 
JAPANESE, MAPLE, 
continued 
Cut-leaved. A. palma- 
tum, var. dissectum. 
The foliage is so finely 
divided as to resemble 
a delicate fern. It grows 
in graceful, wide-arch- 
ing sprays 2 to 3 feet 
high and greater in 
width, being typically 
Japanese in its form. 
Its growth is slow, but 
it is well worth the 
necessary waiting. 
Purple Cut-leaved. A. 
palmatum, var. dissec- 
tum purpureum. Re- 
sembles the above, ex- 
cept that the foliage is 
red and purple through- 
out the season. 
NOV JERSEY 
TEA 
Ceanothus CQ.merica.nus 
A small shrub covered 
with fleecy white flowers 
in July. It will grow in 
rocky and dry situations. 
PEARL BUSH, See Ex- 
ochorda. 
PRIVET 
Ligustrum 
Amoor. L. Amurensis. 
From the Amoor river 
in Manchuria. It comes 
from a climate very 
similar to our own and 
has proven perfectly 
hardy in the severest 
winter. It is an upright 
Magnolia Soulangeava. (See preceding page.) 
Prostrate Privet. Ligustrum regelianum, (See page 12.) 
AMOOR PRIVET, continued 
shrub with lighter foliage and bark than 
the others. It should be largely used. 
California. L. ovalifolium. The use of Privet 
as a hedge plant is well-nigh universal, 
taking the place of Arborvitae, Osage 
Orange and other plants. Its one defect 
is the tendency to become thin at the base 
when not properly trimmed. We are de- 
veloping a new method of growing to 
overcome this defect, producing plants 
with numerous stems at the base. These 
when planted 6 inches deeper make a 
thick base devoid of the three-cornered 
open spaces frequently seen. It is eco- 
nomical as a smaller number is required. 
In the after trimming it is advisable to 
keep the lower portion of the hedge wider 
than the top, so as to permit the sun to 
shine on and encourage the lower branches. 
Privet is one of the best plants to use 
in exposed windy situations and where the 
salt spray flies, as the thick glossy leaves 
will remain uninjured and make luxuri- 
