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Spirea Van Houttei. Makes a very graceful, free-growing Hedge' 
SPIREA VAN .HOUTTEI Best white-flowered hedge. Very graceful and does 
not run riot. Therefore it is good for informal gardens as well as for formal effects. 
Mcdium-si/.ed jjlants arc quoted for hedge planting. 
RUSSIAN OLIVE (Oleaster) The Russian Olive described on page 12 is the ideal 
(Elasagnus Angustifolla) plant for tall hedges. Planted singly, it is a small 
tree, but, planted two to four feet apart in a Iiedge-row, it makes a dense, branch- 
ing growth, forming a rounded solid mass of silvery green foUage, ten to twelve 
feet tall. The growth is very bushy and compact, and makes a uniform, regular 
hedge. It is also used as a wind-break along with taller-growing trees, as its dense 
growth fills in tlie space near the ground, which the taller trees leave open. For 
a wind-break, see page 10. 
There are many other plants which make attractive hedges, but should not be sheared as heav- 
ily as the Barberry, Privet, or Japan (Juince. The following all make graceful decorative hedges: 
Althea, Deutzia, Lilac, Hydrangea, Syringa, Snowball, Weigela, Rosea, and Snowberry. Also , 
such Roses as Conrad F. Me.ver, the Rugosas, Dorothy Perkins, and the Persian Yellow. 
Privet. Most widely used tor Hedges. There is now a hardy form for northern localities. 
