HEOGE OF PINUS CORSICA AT NEW YORK RESIDENCE OF J. PIERPON T MORGAN 
HILDQi: PLANTS 
In planting hedges, care should be taken to secure a quantity of good top-soil with which lo fill 
in about the roots of the plants. This is especially the case when evergreens are used, as they require 
a great deal of nourishment to keep them healthy and of a good, rich color. Well-rotted stable 
manure should also be worked in the trench with the soil. Do not cramp the roots in a small, narrow 
trench; dig a good, wide one so that the roots can be spread out fiat and still not touch the sides 
•of it. Mulch well after planting. 
'Ebergreens, running in size from 12 to 24 inches, can be planted about 8 to 12 inches apart in the 
rows; but the larger sizes, from z'/z to 3^ feet, must be set about 18 inches apart. They should be 
pruned when planted; it tends to make the plants more bushy, making the shaping of the hedge 
an easy matter afterwards. 
Deciduous Plants. — The distance these should be set apart will depend mainly upon the character 
of the plants. One- and two-year-old seedlings or cuttings should be set about 6 inches apart, 
though if planted in a double row they may be set 8 inches apart. Bushy transplanted stock in sizes 
from 2 to 3 feet may be set 12 inches apart, or if in double rows, 15 inches apart. Larger plants 
should be set according to their size. 
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JVBIES, or TSUGA Canadensis (Hemlock 
Spruce). Nothing handsomer for hedges when 
sheared; compact and bushy. 12 to 15 in., 35 
cts. each, $3.50 per doz., $25 per 100; 18 to 24 
in., 50 cts. each, $$ per doz., $35 per 100; 2 
to 2}i ft., 75 cts. each, $7.50 per doz., $55 per 
100; 2 to 2>2 ft., sheared, j!i each, |io per doz., 
f70 per 100; 2/^ to 3 ft., $1 25 each, $14 per 
doz., Jjtioo per 100; 3 to 4 ft., sheared, fr.75 
each, f2o per doz., $160 per 100. 
Abies excelsa (Norway Spruce). A popular 
variety. Makes a very dense, compact hedge. 
Very desirable for a firm hedge, to take the 
place of a fence. 12 to 18 in., $20 per 100; 
2 to 3 ft., $40 per 100. 
PINUS Corsica (Corsican Pine). One of the 
finest of the evergreens for hedge purposes, the 
dark green, stiff foliage and twigs making an 
almost impenetrable barrier to the smaileat 
animals. S3 -50 to #7 -SO each. 
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