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Yucca — (Adam’s Needle). 
Handsome evergreen plants, with long, 
narrow, palm-like leaves, and tall up- 
right stems, bearing showy, cream- 
like flowers. .July. 
Veronica Longifolia Subsessilis — (Blue 
Bird Flower). 
The handsomest hardy border-plant. 
Color of flowers, a lovely amethyst- 
ine blue. It is a superb hardy 
perennial, growing to the height of 
two feet, flowering persistently in 
summer and late tall. It succeeds 
in any soil. The best hardy blue 
flowered plant we have. Superb. 
HEDGE PLANTS 
Hedges are valuable as a defense against animals, as wind-breaks, to protect 
orchards, gardens or farms unduly exposed, and as ornamental fences or screens to 
mark the boundaries of a lawn or cemetery lot. 
California Privet 
DEFENSE AND ORNAMENT HEDGES 
Honey Locust — For turning cattle and as 
a farm hedge, is much the best in 
the Northern States. It is of vigor- 
ous growth, perfectly hardy, thrives 
with ordinary care and is sufficiently 
thorny to be impenetrable. 
Osage Orange — In the South and South- 
west is in great favor. Too tender 
for this climate. 
Quince, Japan — See description, page 56. 
HEDGE FOR WIND-BREAKS 
Norway Spruce is the best. Its vigorous 
habit, rapid dense growth, when 
properly sheared or pruned, large 
size and entire hardiness, are char- 
acteristics not easily obtained in any 
other evergreen. 
ORNAMENTAL HEDGES OR SCREENS 
American Arbor Vitae comes next. Belts 
of pines are also useful as a protec- 
tion. 
American and Siberian Arbor Vitae, Nor- 
way Spruce, and especially Japan 
Quince and Purple Barberry, all de- 
scribed in their appropriate places in 
this Catalogue, make beautiful 
screens or hedges. 
Privet, California — A pret*y shrub with 
smooth, shining leaves and spikes of 
white flowers; also makes a beautiful 
hedge. Perfectly hardy. 
