EVERGREENS FOR HEDGES 
.Small sizes nnd slow-Krnwlne sorts, 12 to IS inches apiirt; medium size. 15 to 20 
Inches ; liiiRe sizes nnd rapid-growing sorts. 20 to Inches apart 
Although some of the sorts listed below are rapid in growth, the.v withstand pruning 
perfectl.v nnd may thus be kept back to moderate size for a long period of years. 
Key to the Rates of Growth 
R — rapid M — moderate S — slow VS — very slow 
VR — very rapid 
AVhite Spruce 
Picca alhu 
Norway Spruce 
PiC(a excelsa 
American Arborvitae 
Thuya occidentalie 
(Broad, R) 
(Broad. VR) 
(Slender, M-R) 
Pyramidal Arborvitae 
Thuya occ. pyramidalie 
Siberian Arborvitae 
'I'hujia t/cc. siherica 
American Hemlock 
Tauga canadensis 
(Slender, S) 
(Broad, S) 
(Broad, M-R) 
This sturdy evergreen hedge of Norway Spruce does much to give privacy, dignity, 
and distinction to the estate on which it is planted 
