Chinese Hedgewood Trimmed as a Tall Screen 
HEDGES for Screens and Boundaries a Efcsl 
Remarkable New Hedge Plant Wins High Favor! 
Chinese Hedgewood 
(Dwarf Ulmus Pumila) 
Answers the demand for a sturdy, dependable, moderate priced hedge. It’s 
hardy, good looking and cheap. 
May Be Trimmed High or Low. Forms a dense compact wall suitable for a tall 
screen to “plant out” unpleasant views and to secure privacy in the outdoor 
living room, or it may be clipped to make a low formal hedge. 
Popular as a Low Boundary Hedge between properties for appearance or for 
protection. Chinese Hedgewood is well adapted to such use. It stands close 
clipping and makes a clean dense hedge that can be kept at any height desired. 
Extremely Hardy and Drought Resistant. Chinese Hedgewood has proven 
itself sturdy and dependable even under most trying conditions; withstands 40 
degrees below zero of Northern winters as well as sweltering temperatures in summer. 
Chinese Hedgewood as a Low 
Clipped Hedge 
Beautiful Foliage. The small fine leaves are rich bright green, appear early in spring and remain in the fall 
long after most hedges have dropped their foliage. 
Caragana Arborescens 
(Siberian Pea-Tree) 
This is a hardy tall growing shrub and will withstand 
more cold weather and dry soil conditions than most 
other hedge shrubs. It does especially well in the colder 
sections of the Northwest. In spring the gray'green 
color of the foliage is very effectively enlivened by the 
drooping clusters of bright yellow, pea'shaped flowers. 
It can be clipped to form a hedge of moderate height 
or may be allowed to make a tall screen. 
Pygmy Caragana 
A new dwarf shrub ideal for a low hedge because it 
requires little pruning and naturally maintains a dwarf 
compact shape. If not sheared it attains a height of 
about 3 feet. The foliage is fine and dense. In spring 
the hundreds of small goldemyellow flowers add much 
to the interest. Extremely hardy, drought resistant and 
will grow well in sunny locations. Set plants 1 ft. apart. 
BARBERRY, Japanese. Informal hedge to 3 feet 
high. See description on page 20. 
BUCKTHORN. Hardy, dependable in the North. 
Good as a formal sheared hedge. Foliage dark green. 
Low Price. We grow the Chinese Hedgewood in 
large quantities and are able to sell at an extremely 
low price. You can now afford the pleasure and pro' 
tection of hedging about your home. Plant six inches 
to one foot apart. 
PRICES OF HEDGING 
Chinese Hedgewood .... 
Chinese Hedgewood .... 
Jap. Barberry, not transp. 
Jap. Barberry, not transp. 
Jap. Barberry, not transp. 
Buckthorn, not transp. . . 
Caragana Arborescens, 
Not transp. 
Caragana Arborescens, 
Not transp. 
Caragana Pygmy, 
Not transp. 
Caragana Pygmy, 
Not transp. 
10 
50 
100 
12-18 
in. 
#0.50 
#1.85 
#3.35 
18-24 
in. 
.75 
2.55 
4.65 
12-15 
in. 
.80 
3.25 
5.85 
15-18 
in. 
.95 
3.65 
6.55 
18-24 
in. 
1.45 
5.35 
9.65 
12-18 
in. 
.85 
2.65 
5.15 
18-24 
in. 
.75 
1.75 
3.00 
2-3 
ft. 
.85 
2.00 
3.75 
8-12 
in. 
4.85 
8.95 
12-15 
in. 
5.85 
11.35 
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