40 Hoopes, Brother & Thomas, West Chester, Pa. 
A Hcdpc of Rucosa Roses. 
HEDGE PLANTS 
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r UK I HKR for defensive or ornamental purposes, a well-kept hedge forms one of the most attrac¬ 
tive features about a residence. A defensive hedge, to answer every requirement, should he 
u rapid growth, hardy, adapted to all soils, bear the shears with impunity, and be well sup- 
„ 7 11 ' s "' on « " ,orns - Such essentials, we believe, are contained in the Osage 
Orange, more fully than in any other plant used for this purpose. 
For ornamental hedging, the Kvergreens must take precedence, combining, as they do, a cheerful verdure 
.ill the yea, round, rapidity of growth compactness of form, and a perfect disregard of the shears. “ Evergreen 
lg . '7 Ve,y dlvidcd distinct classes, which, in the planting, selection of vane- 
o ‘Dr";" 1 ' I" 0 ' CSSC '" i!, " y fl '° m cach ° ther: fi«t. those intended strictly for shelter, 
: !U, ‘ i | SL ' COm ">’' " ,c ornamental hedge. The former require less care, are 
i, lend, d „,l> fo, he unfrequented portion of the grounds, and very frequently need no attention except an 
occasional clipping of the stronger branches, and a heading-in of the taller plants 
. A 7:: K ,.; dCC, f UO , Ua trc r r d PlantSl arc ver >' l,ulll y nrc admirably suited for hedge plants; and, 
liistly, flow cling sluuhs, with their annual wealth of hlonm fnrm nv,. on r > • ° ! 
As *i .rcm.ril ml.. • i tr , ?, ’ torm exceedi ng>y attractive screens and barriers. 
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the middle of the strip, and with a careful nerson to I i t f ,S t0 CXtend ’ °P en a treneh through 
thoroughly pulverize and lill in the soil about the roo’ts ' iTf P ' antS ’ ' et 0ne or morc a “istants 
-tl Place the plants from , 5 m ,8 Zes "^in t I n" *“« P ' Mt 1,1 3 ^ pudd,e 
and Cydonin Japonicn, which should be but 9 inches apart. P ^ ^ CMom,a Pnvet 
The following list comprises the leading varieties of trees and n l,n, r i r , , • 
defensive hedge, the Usage Orange seems to combi,, ■ . i P^nts useful for hedging purposes: Fora 
perfect. For creating ornamental effects in gardening' th ’" ' e ™" ts o{ success tllan any other, although not 
is decidedly the most popular of all our hedge plants”' Hrrbcris T/n, b ^ T { i JgUt,rttM Ja P onicu "^ 
Cyt/oniti Ja/ioiiica, Ugustrum Hibiscus Syriacus t il ' 77 '^ be placed next ’ fol, °"' ed ^ 
Among evergreens, Norway Spruce, Hemi^k and Amll ’ T shrubs - 
proved by our landscape architects. an ^ rior " vltie » are t,lc most general.y ap- 
