“Living Walls” HEDGES Protection, Privacy 
Ornamental Hedges 
Amur River Privet 
shows a trimmed Privet hedge 
around a bed of roses. I recom¬ 
mend planting Privet 6 to 8 inches 
apart in a single row, or if you 
want a very wide hedge plant two 
rows, the rows 6 to 8 inches 
apart, and the plants in the rows 
from 8 to 10 inches apart, alter¬ 
nated. In either case Privet will 
make you the finest hedge for 
square trimming. Two shearings 
per year in June and August will 
be sufficient to keep your hedge 
in best appearance. The dark 
green, shining leaves and dense 
branches of Amur River Privet 
are most showy throughout the 
summer and fall. 
Postpaid 10 25 100 
12-18 in.$0.75 1.65 5.50 
18-24 in.90 2.00 7.50 
Amur River Privet 
FLOWERING HEDGES 
Spirea Van Houtti „°e! 
dium size flowering hedge, about 
4 to 5 ft. tall, this is the hardiest 
and healthiest shrub you can 
plant. Always sure to bloom, 
and easy to care for. Can be 
grown with or without shearing. 
When shearing is desired do this 
right after blooming. See prices 
and sizes, page 28. 
Spirea Thunbergi 
attractive hedge not over 3 ft. 
tall, and of a beautiful light green 
color. Can be grown without 
shearing. You will be well pleased 
with this Spirea. Prices and sizes 
see page 28. 
Golden Privet In hablt of growth, 
, uuluen itrivei hardiness and 
healthy foliage, also in the way of plant¬ 
ing it is almost exactly the same as the 
Amur River Privet. Both are hardy as 
far north as Northern Nebraska. The 
Golden Privet in a sunny location will 
develop a beautiful golden yellow color of 
leaves. A Golden Privet hedge is pretty 
in every respect; for a very attractive 
planting select this variety. 
10 25 100 
8-15 inch, postpaid.$1.25 2.75 10.00 
2-3 ft. nice shrubs, 60c each; 3 for $1.50; 
10 for $4.50. Globe forms, sheared round, 
can be furnished with balls of earth at 
$1.25 each by freight or express. 
Barberry Thunbergi 
a hedge 18 to 26 inches high. Its growth 
is very dense, can be sheared to any form, 
and for a sheared hedge it is planted 
8 to 10 inches apart. Can also be grown 
without shearing in its natural shape. In 
that case plant 12 inches apart. 12 to 15 
inch hedging size, 10 for 60c; 25 for $1.30; 
100 for $4.50; postpaid. 
Red Leaf Barberry ?\ e s S| 
purplish red all through the summer and 
is very attractive. In size, method of 
planting and care the same as the above 
variety. Both are hardy anywhere except 
in the extreme North. Hedging size, 
12 to 15 inch plants. 10 for $1.40: 25 for 
$3.20; 100 for $10.50; postpaid. 
Russian Mulberry S'e m be|fnnin™ 
and sheared just like the Privets, the 
Russian Mulberry makes a very nice 
hedge, and can be grown in most any 
height for hedges or screens. Prices of 
the seedlings, see pages 18 and 19. 
C’rrrrrrrnrtrt Siberian Pea Tree. Very 
una hardy. Makes a tall, 
ornamental screen with a pretty foliage. 
Of upright growth. 6 to 12 inch hedging 
size, 10 for 35c; 25 for 75c; 100 for $2.25; 
postpaid. 
Strong Hedges for 
Enclosures 
For cattle enclosures. The Honey Locusts 
and the Osage Orange hedges are the 
most effective way of saying “no tres¬ 
passing.” 
Osage Orange fZ 
ures this hedge is one of the most popu¬ 
lar, and is hardy in the Middle West. 
Prices of seedlings, see pages 18 and 19. 
Hnvipv T orll ct Strong thorns and 
noney uocusi r 0 b u s t growth, 
planted 16 inches apart in the row and 
trimmed at planting time and again a 
year later a Honey Locust hedge is a live 
wall that cannot be penetrated. Seedlings, 
see pages 18 and 19. 
Old Tim** Tilrtr A11 through the 
L^ia Xime Lilac entire summer 
and until late in the fall this Lilac keeps 
a healthy, dark green foliage, which, to¬ 
gether with the good growth, makes this 
Lilac highly desirable for tall hedges and 
screens of 8 ft. or over. Very hardy. 
Prices and sizes, see page 25. 
T ilffr* Tbe leaves °f this 
j->iiu.l variety are a little 
smaller than those of the above. Its 
flowers are well shaped, very fragrant, 
and in height it is also about the same 
as the old time lilac. For the small gar¬ 
den I prefer the Persian Lilac, because 
it does not sprout from the roots, and 
therefore requires less space. Plant the 
lilac 18 to 24 inches apart for tall screens. 
Prices and sizes, see page 25. 
Russian Olive Silvery white f °- 
nubbiun '-'live liage and twigrs 
which makes a hedge of these plants very 
attractive. Plant 8 inches apart or in 
double row 10 inches apart, and keep the 
hedge sheared from the beginning. Will 
make a hedge of 4 ft. and up, or for a 
taller screen plant 12 inches apart. Very 
hardy. Prices of the seedlings, see pages 
18 and 19. 
1 Lilac in bloom. This beautiful flowering shrub with its clean, healthy foliage makes a beau¬ 
tiful hedge or screen. Can be planted 18 inches apart in a single row, and can be grown 
trimmed or without trimming. Use either the old-fashioned Lilac, or Persian Lilac, the latter 
will make no sprouts from the roots and will therefore be more satisfactory in the small 
garden. 
2 Spirea Van Houtti, trimmed to a height of 4 feet. Spirea Thunbergi is also very good for 
hedging, however, will not get over 3 feet tall. This hedge is planted 2 feet apart in the row. 
3 Barberry Thunbergi, in trimmed form. This plant can also be grown without trimming, and 
you can have either the green-leaf Barberry Thunbergi or the Red Leaf Barberry. Both are 
hardy, and positively do not carry the wheat rust for which the common Barberry is con¬ 
demned. 
■ = PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS 
Hedges that are planted by spacing the plants less than 12 inches apart are planted best by digging a trench a foot wide and a 
foot deep. Stretch a line in the trench and plant according to the line. This makes your finished hedge row straight. When the 
trench is almost filled in with soil around the roots of the plants fill the trench with water. When that is soaked away finish 
filling with dry soil. Cut all plants down to a few inches from the ground. This makes them bush out low. The following year 
in the spring reduce the entire previous year’s growth by cutting the hedge back to 4 inches above the cutting of this spring. 
Build the hedge up by allowing from year to year 4 inches of new growth to remain on the hedge by trimming it every spring. 
There Is a Hedge For Every Purpose 
