TREES, SHRUBS AND PLANTS FOR AMERICAN HOMES 
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Hedges—Beautiful Living fences 
Our Thrifty, Well-Rooted Plants are Ideal for Permanent Hedges 
With the hedge comes 
the delicate touch of pri¬ 
vacy that stamps a home 
as really your very own; 
it borders the picture 
and frames it artistically. 
How much more pleasing 
is this living, compact 
green hedge than a rigid 
mechanical wooden or 
metal fence. And, too, a 
hedge is permanent, for 
once planted only occa¬ 
sional pruning or shear¬ 
ing is required. It grows 
more beautiful each year. The first cost is its only 
cost while each year’s growth adds actual money value 
to your farm or city property. 
Baby Rambler Roses 
The Baby Rambler or Dwarf Polyantha Roses are ex¬ 
ceedingly colorful when used as a low hedge along the 
property line or planted on each side of the center en¬ 
trance of the house. 
Barberry - Berberis 
Japanese Barberry (Berberis Thunbergi). An all-pur¬ 
pose shrub useful for hedges and shrub plantings. 
A dwarf grower, light green foliage turns to brilliant 
orange and scarlet colors in fall. Red berries hang on 
bush all winter. Protective thorns keep out animals 
and invaders. Looks well either natural or sheared. 
Ultimate height, 3 to 4 feet. 
Red Leaf Barberry (Berberis Thunbergi atropurpurea). 
A very fine plant. The new shoots are red, but the older 
leaves are what we would call a deep maroon-purple. 
It is beautiful and we do not think the coloring is 
equalled by any other shrub. The habit of growth and 
genera] characteristics are the same as the regular 
Japanese Barberry. Should be planted in the sun and 
not too close together for the best effect. Ultimate 
height, 3 to 4 feet. 
Honey Locust 
Best farm hedge for turning cattle; of vigorous growth, 
hardy, sufficiently thorny to be impenetrable. Plant 6 
inches apart. 
Berberis Thunbergi—Japanese Barberry 
For the low or medium low 
hedge, there is nothing quite 
so fine as Japanese Bar¬ 
berry and Privet. In the 
far North, where winters are 
severe, the Amur Privet is 
best to use. If you want a 
taller screen or back¬ 
ground hedge, we recom¬ 
mend the Spirea Van 
Houttei, Tatarian Honey¬ 
suckle, Golden Elder, Li¬ 
lacs or Hugonis Roses, or 
if you are looking for an 
Evergreen hedge, there is 
nothing quite like the Norway Spruce, White Spruce, 
American Arbor-Vitae and Siberian Arbor-Vitae. 
Caragana - Siberian Pea Tree 
One of the best hedges for cold sections, entirely hardy, 
bears pea-shaped yellow flowers in May. Plant 9-12 
inches apart. 
Elm, Chinese 
In recent years the Chinese Elm has come right to the 
front as making one of the best of hedges. It naturally 
has a fine leaf and it grows very bushy. It stands clipping 
perfectly and can be kept clipped as a low formal hedge, 
made into arches or can be left to grow higher to serve 
the purpose of a windbreak. 
Japan Flowering Quince - Cydonia 
Japanica. One of the most attractive of the spring flow¬ 
ering shrubs. On account of its glossy green foliage 
and compact habit it makes a fine ornamental hedge. 
Scarlet flowers in May. Ultimate height, 4 feet. 
Privet' - Ligustrum 
Amur Privet (Ligustrum Amurense). Hardy northern 
type. Withstands severe 32-degree below zero winters 
without injury. Undoubtedly the best privet. Makes 
dense hedge and can be sheared to any desired shape. 
Suitable as a shrub. Covered with white fragrant flow¬ 
ers in early summer. Ultimate height, 7 feet. 
Ibota (Japanese Privet). A large shrub, with graceful 
branches; flowers white, in panicles, followed by blu¬ 
ish black berries. The Ibota is thrifty in shady loca¬ 
tions and stands the dust and smoke of the cities. Very 
hardy. Ultimate height, 7 feet. 
Regel’s. Considered the finest of the Privets for shrub¬ 
bery borders. Clear cut, fine foliage, and a bush of re¬ 
fined habit. The low spreading, horizontal branches 
also make it a very fine plant for low hedges. Plant 
deeply in a hedge planting, giving the plants a severe 
trimming, and they will make a bushier, more compact 
hedge. 
Windbreaks 
For protection against strong winds, nature has 
given trees for this use. The most effective varieties are 
listed below according to their popularity, giving proper 
spacing for each. 
Norway Spruce .5 to 10 feet apart 
Chinese Elm .2 to 3 feet apart 
Manitoba Maple. 5 to 10 feet apart 
Norway Poplar .5 to 10 feet apart 
For quick results we advise the closest distances. 
Ho<w to Plant a Neat Hedge 
> GETA STRAIGHT HEDGE DIG ONE 
, OF TRENCH STRAIGHT AND 
. PLACE PLANTS AGAINST THIS SIDE 
'O GET A DENSE HEDGE AT BOTTOM 
SET HEDGE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN 
PLANTS GREW IN NURSERY 
