WEST HILL NURSERIES —FREDONI A, NEW YORK 
Hedge Plants 
Plant deciduous hedge plants six inches apart, and 
after the first season, cut them down to within four 
inches of the ground. From these stubs many sprouts 
will start the next season, and that makes it dense from 
the ground up, which is a necessity for a good hedge. 
To make a satisfactory hedge the ground should be 
well prepared before planting. If the soil is of poor 
quality a trench should be dug 15 to 18 inches in depth 
and filled with good, rich soil. This will insure strong 
and rapid root growth. 
Barberry, Thunbergi. This is a dwarf Barberry; very 
hardy and very ornamental. Its yellow flowers are 
followed by bright scarlet berries. In the fall its foli¬ 
age turns to scarlet and gold. Price per 100, 12 to 
18 inches, ^12.00; 18 to 24 inches, ^15.00. 
California Privet. This is the most popular. A free, 
rapid grower with dense, dark green foliage. Submits 
to shearing to any extent and shape. Holds its foliage 
up to the holidays in this vicinity and is evergreen 
south of Pennsylvania. Plants are cheap, free from 
thorns, and do not sprout or sucker from the roots. 
Price for 18 to 24 inch plants, 100, ^4.00; 1,000, 
^35.00. 2 to 3 foot plants, 100, ^5.00; 1,000, ^45.00, 
Chinese Privet. The hardiest of the Privets. One- 
quarter additional to prices of California Privet. 
Japan Quince and Tartarian Honeysuckles are also very 
suitable for hedges. See pages 26 and 28. 
Honey Locust. Makes one of the best and strongest 
thorny hedges for enclosing horses and cattle. Its 
foliage is also very pretty and graceful. Price of 
1-year plants, 100, ^2.00; 1,000, ^15.00. 2-year, 
100, ^2.50; 1,000, ^20.00. 
Osage Orange. Grows still stronger and makes a hedge 
“horse high, bull strong and pig tight.” Price, of 
1-year plants, 100, ^1.50; 1,000, ^10.00. 2-year 
plants, 100, ^2.50; 1,000, ^15.00. 
The Privets make attractive, serviceable hedges, and the cost 
is surprisingly reasonable. 
A Barberry Thunbergi hedge fence, compared with a wire or wood fence, costs less, requires no painting, no 
repairs, provides food and nesting places for birds, and grows more beautiful and valuable every year. 
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