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K & F. NURSERY CATALOGUE 



Hemlock Hedge in Winter 



EVERGREEN HEDGE PLANTS 



Among evergreens the best and most popular are : 



Hedge of Arborvitae 



BUXUS. 



— sempervirens. Common Tree Box. Com- 



pact shrub with deep green foliage. 



— suffruticosa. Dioarf Box. Excellent for 



borders and where a low hedge is wanted. 

 Of very slow growth. 



PICEA. 



— excelsa. Norway Spruce. A good-growing 



evergreen that bears shearing well and 

 makes an excellent hedge and windbreak. 



THUYA. Arborvitae. Among the very best 

 evergreen hedge plants are the American 

 and Siberian Arborvitaes, bearing shear- 

 ing well and becoming very dense and 

 compact. The dwarf sorts are excellent 

 for low hedges. 



TSUGA. 



— Canadensis. Hemlock Spruce. Makes the 



most graceful and elegant hedge of all. 



