PLANTING AND CARE OF ORNAMENTALS 
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Planting This depends upon the purpose for which the shrub is used. As a gen-» 
Distance eral rule, the distance between shrubs in a mass should be one-third 
to one-half their height when grown. The distance varies with the size which 
the shrub will eventually attain. 
As a rule, shrubs should not be planted in the shade. However, Barberry, 
Deutzia, Japan Quince, Snowberry, Privet, and Weigela will thrive in shady places. 
LILAC 
Dig the holes large enough to hold the roots without crowding. Cut off broken 
or damaged roots. Set the plant five to seven inches deeper than it stood in the 
nursery, but do not fill in the last five inches until the plant has made a good growth. 
The Lilac requires little pruning at any time. Remove broken or uneven 
brandies at planting-time only. The bloom is borne on one-year-old shoots. Re- 
move the withered flowers. Cut out weak branches entirely just after blooming — 
do not cut them back. Otherwise, prune for form only. Remove all suckers. 
For a hedge, set the plants one and a half to two feet apart. For growing 
flowers for the market, three feet apart 
in the rows, four to six feet wide. 
HEDGES 
There are two kinds of hedges — those 
with a dense, solid growth which may 
be kept sheared in a formal shape and 
make a good fence or barrier. They 
are cheaper and more attractive than 
iron or picket fences that require paint- 
ing. The other kind of hedge is made 
with more open-growing shrubs. They 
are more graceful and attractive, but 
do not make as good a barrier. 
Privet This plant is more frequently 
planted for hedge purposes than any 
other. There is a hardy varietj' suilcd 
to northern planting. Plants can be 
set nine inches to a foot apart in the 
row. Where a very dense hedge is de- 
sired, the plants can be set in a double 
row, each plant one foot and the rows 
also one foot apar^ 
In preparing the ground, dig a trench 
a foot or more deep and set the plants 
six to eight inches deeper in tl.e ground 
than they were in the nursery. This 
\\ill bring three or four of ti e lower 
branches below the surface.which, after 
tlie first year, will make roots of their 
own, giving a dense solid growth. 
The Privet takes readily to sliearuig. 
By using the shears repeatedly through- 
out the summer, trimming the new 
shoots, while they are tender and .soft, 
the hedge can be trained into any one 
of a number of formal shapes; this, 
however, requires a great deal of work 
and is now practiced less frequently. 
A hedge with a naturally rounded 
growth is more attractive in most 
situations. 
How to Plant Two-year Privet. 
S'H the pliiuts several inchc!^ tloeper than they 
Btood in the nursery, with tlie lower part of the 
branches below the level of the ground. Mound 
the dirt up six or eight inches above the level of 
the ground, to prevent the tops drying out. Rake 
this off when the buds start to open. 
