SIEBRECHT & SON 
PICEA PUNGENS KOSTERII (True Blue Spruce) 
HEDGE PLANTS 
In plantins lipdjios. cnrc slioiik] lio taken to spciup a iiuantity of good top-soil, with wliioli to 
fill in aliont llie roots of the plants. This is especially tlie ease niuMi eversreens are nsed, as thev 
reipiire a fjreat deal of iioiirishuient to keep them healthy and of a cood. rich color. Well-rotted 
stahle maniM'e slionld also lie worked in the trench with the soil. Do not cramp Ihe roots in a 
small, narrow trench: dig a siood. wiile one so that the roots can he sjiread onl Hat and still not 
touch the sides of it. Mulch well after planting. 
Evergreens, running in size from 12 to 24 inches, can he planted ahout S to 12 inclies apart • 
in the rows; lint the larger sizes, from 2Va to liV2 feet, must be set ahout IS inches apart. Thev 
should he iirnned when planted : it tends to make the plants more liusiiy, making the sliaping of 
the hedge an easy mailer afterwards. 
Deciduous Plants.— The distance these should he set apart will depend mainly upon the 
character of the plants. One- an<l iwo-year-ohl see<ilings or cuttings should lie set aliout 11 inches 
apart. Ihongh if planted m a donliK> row Ihey may he set 8 inches apart. Bushv transplanled 
stock 111 sizes Irom 2 lo .", feet may lie set 12 inch(>s apart, or if in double rows, ih inches aiiart 
liRrger plants should be set according lo their size. 
EVERGREEN 
Abies or Tsuga Canadensis ( Heinlock Spruce ) . 
Nothing handsduier for hedges when sheared : 
conipail and linshy. 12 to l."i in.. .').") cts. 
each, .$:!.."i(l per doz., .>|;2.'> per 10(1 ; IS to 24 in., 
50 cts. each. per doz., .pr. per 100: 2 to 
2% ft.. 75 cts. each. .$7..'>0 ])er doz.. .$."15 per 
100; 2 to 2V2 ft: sheared. $1 each. .$10 per 
doz., .$70 per 100: 21/2 to ft.. $1.2.5 each, 
$14 per doz.. $100 per 100: :! to 4 ft., sheared 
.$1.75 each, $20 per doz., $100 per 100. 
NEW ROCHELLE, N. Y. 
Abies excelsa (Norway Spruce). A popular 
variety. Makes a very dense, compact hedge. 
Very desirable for a firm hedge, to take the 
I)lace of a fence. 12 to IS in., S20 per 100: 
2 to ft.. .$40 per 100. 
Pinus Corsica (Corsican Pine). One of the 
finest of the evergreens for hedge purposes, 
(he (lark green, stiff foliage and twigs 
making an almost impenetrable harrier to the 
smallest animals. $3.50 to $7.50 each, 
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