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Reige of California Privet. 
Hedge Plants. 
Hedges are valuable as a dtfencx- against animals, as windbreaks to protect orchards, 
gardens or farms unduly exposed, and as ornamental fences or screens to mark the bounda- 
ries of a lawn or cemeterv lot 
Hedges for Defence. 
Honey Locust. Kor turnin-{ cattle and 
as a farm hedge, Honey Locust is much the 
best. It is of vigorous growth, perfectly 
hardy; thrives with ordinary care, .and is 
sulTiciently thorny to be impenetrable. It 
bears the shears well . Plant 9 to 12 inches 
apart, or a very dense heilge for flefeiice or 
ornament can be made by planting in two 
rous, about 9 inches apart and setting the 
plants in the rows alternately. 
Horway Spruce. 
Hedges for Windbreaks, or High Screens. 
Norway Spruce is best. Its vigorous 
habit, rapid, di-nse growth when pi'operly 
sheared or pruned. large size and entire 
hardiness, :'.re characteristics not easily 
ol>tained in any otlier evergreen. Kor descrip- 
tion, see under ICver^reen Trees and Medge 
Plants, 
American Arborvitae comes ne.\t. Belts 
of Pines are also usefid as a ])rotection. For 
description, see under ICvergreen Trees and 
Hedge Plants. 
Hedges as an Ornamental Fence or Low 
Screen, lor Lawn and Cemetery. 
California Privet ( Li\^uslyiitH oz'ali- 
folittni). Il.-irdy. A free, compact grower 
in most all manner of soils. Bears shearing 
well. \'aluable and 'landsome for hedge. 
.Should be severely headed in at planting, to 
make it throw up numerous shoots at the 
base. Without such shoots at the base a 
good hedge cannot be made. ( lid hedges of 
this si>ecies that have lost their lower 
branc hes may be renovated by cutting down 
to within 6 to 10 inches of the ground in the 
spring, before growth bi-gins, wlien numer- 
ous new strong slutots will come out bom the 
stiiljs, .and soon a new and w ell foruied heilge 
will result. 
American Arborvitae and Norway Spruce. 
Described under I'A'ergreen Trees and 
I ledges. 
