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Hedge of California Privet 
Deciduous Hedge Plants 
Many of the deciduous and evergreen shrubs may be used to advantage for hedges. No 
fence ever built equals in beauty a well-grown, carefully trimmed hedge, while for screens or de- 
fensive purposes they are fully as effective an an expensive iron or wire fence. Then, too, the 
cost is much less, for the expenses of painting and repairing are avoided — the trimming will only 
take a few hours once a year, and there are no repairs. The kinds listed below are especially 
useful in this connection. 
Berberis Thunbergii 
Small foliage, changing to a deep red in the 
autumn; desirable for grouping. 
Dwarf Box 
Hardy evergreen, with bright glossy leaves. 
Thrives best in half-shade. 
Japan Quince 
Grows compactly and submits to any 
amount of pruning; flowers bright. 
Osage Orange 
Highly esteemed in the West and South. 
Not hardy enough for Northern planting. 
Honey Locust 
Avery hardy plant, which has been found to 
be one of the cheapest and best varieties for 
defensive hedge purposes. 
California Privet 
Rapid-growing; makes a handsome hedge; 
thornless, thick, glossy leaves, remaining until 
late in the fall. In general cultivation, and 
growing especially well along the seashore. 
Ibota Privet 
A large shrub of upright and compact habit; 
leaves dark green and glossy; flowers white, in 
numerous clusters; berries are black with bloom. 
A graceful shrub. 
Amoor River Privet 
[Liguslrum Ibola Jlmurense) 
Superior to the California variety in that it 
is evergreen in all except the coldest cHmatcs 
and the highest latitudes. It grows freely, and 
the fine flowers and berries add greatly to its 
appearance. Evergreen in the South and near- 
ly so in all sections. 
The following shrubs will also be found desirable for ornamental hedging, descriptions of 
which will be found under "Hardy Flowering Shrubs" in this Catalogue: Purple Barberry, 
Altheas, Spireas, Tartarian Honeysuckle. 
