NEW FLORAL GUIDE, AUTUMN, 1918 
Useful Ornamental Hedge Plants 
Beautiful hedges add much to the appearance of a property, and are everywhere coming into more general 
use. They look better than fences, last longer, and cost less. When once established, they require only a 
little cultivation and pruning each year to keep them the desired shape and size. A fence rots and causes 
trouble; a hedge grows better looking every year and it immediately adds value to your home. Try it. 
An attractive hedge of Japan Barberry. It is chicken-proof, dog-proof, cattle-proof, and also ornamental 
Japan Barberry (Berberis Thunbergii) EVERYWHERE 
Look around, next time you go out, and consider 
the difference between a property with a neatly 
kept hedge and a hedgeless one. A hedge, even when 
young and just planted, increase, the value of the 
property at once and out of all proportion to the 
cost of the plants. Order yours now. 
Japan Barberry is the ideal shrub and hedge plant, 
gracefully beautiful in summer, with its arching 
thorny branches thickly covered with small, fine, 
rich green leaves, which change in the autumn to a 
unique fiery crimson. Our stock is grown from 
cuttings and produces a uniform, shapely hedge. 
Do not confuse this Japan Barberry with the 
Common Barberry ( Berberis vulgaris). The latter 
is a host-plant for wheat-rust and therefore has been 
ordered destroyed by the Federal Government. But 
the Japan Barberry is absolutely safe for yourself and 
for the wheat crop. It is recommended by Uncle 
Sam and is the best hedge plant we know. 
PRICES □ (see page 3) 
10 
100 
1,000 
$1.25 
1.50 
2.00 
3.00 
$10.00 
11.00 
15.00 
25.00 
$90.00 
100.00 
120.00 
18 to 24 inches. 
2 to 3 feet. 
California Privet 
Glossy, wax-like foliage. Does well in hot, dry 
soils. Plant 6 to 9 inches apart. 
PRICES □ (see page 3) 
10 
100 
1,000 
$0.75 
90 
1.00 
$4.00 
5.00 
7.00 
$30.00 
40.00 
60.00 
2 to 3 feet. 
California Privet. 
Box Edging (Bux Tu/r e ^Zr s 
HOME GROWN, vigorous rooted, healthy field plants 
The sturdiest, neatest plant in existence for bor¬ 
dering garden walks. Plant 4 to 6 inches apart. 
6- to 8-inch plants, $3 per doz., $20 per 100 □. 
Ornamental Shrubs for Hedges 
ALTHEAS. These plants grow from 8 
to 12 feet in height. They have an 
upright, sturdy growth and bloom 
profusely in July and August. 2-yr. 
size, 100 for $25 □. See page 12. 
HYDRANGEA paniculata grandiflora. 
Makes a unique hedge and blooms 
from July till frost. 2-yr. size, 100 
for $25 □. We have this in 3-yr. and 
4-yr. sizes also. See page 12. 
SPIRJ£A Van Houttei. Makes a most 
graceful, beautiful hedge. Blooms 
profusely in May. 2-yr. size, 100 for 
$25 □. 3-yr. size also. See page 13. 
RUGOSA ROSES. These make excel¬ 
lent hedges. See varieties on page 6. 
Prices on request. 
Can be trimmed and shaped at any time 
without injury 
□ This indicates delivery not prepaid. See page 3. 
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