SHADE TREES AND EVERGREENS 
hang on until late in the fall, sometimes nearly all winter. 
At Philadelphia, for instance, they turn bronze in October 
and hang right to the twigs until in February or March. 
South of Washington they remain almost green all winter. 
Privet blossoms grow in clusters, are white and very fragrant. 
California Privet is known as Ligustrum ovalifolium by 
botanists. It comes from Japan and China, and is able to 
stand temperatures of zero without any damage. Ten or 
fifteen degrees below zero do not damage it much, but twenty 
or thirty below will kill the wood to the ground. This is not 
so serious as it might be, because the roots throw up a 3-foot 
growth by the next August. 
Privet produces wood faster than any other shrub or tree. 
When you want a hedge that is thick right down to the ground, 
you must set the plants close together. Cut back to within 
3 inches of the ground the first season, then each April cut 
back again to within 6 inches of the previous year’s height. 
This harsh treatment will force a thick, leafy growth of twigs 
and branches right from the ground up. By setting the plants 
6 inches deeper than they ever were before (this will not 
hurt them) each one will have half a dozen or more stems 
coming out of the ground, and this will help greatly in keep¬ 
ing the hedge thick at the bottom. 
Plant Privet from 6 to 18 inches apart. It usually is best 
to set in a double row, the plants “staggered,” a foot apart 
in each line. Some people use even a triple row. The lines 
should be about 8 inches apart. This is the way to make the 
finest hedges, especially when you want them a couple of 
feet wide and over 3 feet high. A single row of plants will 
make a beautiful hedge, but it will not be so thick at the 
bottom, and will require careful trimming to make.it as nice. 
You can plant with little or much work—and the immediate 
results will be about in proportion. When possible plow or 
Our idea of a shelter-clump of Evergreens. There are about twenty 
trees in this group, but it is well to use up to a hundred if you have space. 
Spruces, Pines, Firs, Hemlocks, etc., in suitable sizes for such planting, 
will cost you from $2 to $5 for ten trees. Group them near your house. 
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