Dear Friends: You've always wanted a hedge of beauty. 
You can have one this year. Hedges are easy to grow, easy 
to take care of and prices are very low this year. Hedges take 
the place of fences and are far more beautiful. All my hedge 
plants are thrifty, heavy rooted, outdoor grown. All can be 
trimmed or pruned to any shape you desire. For a dwarf hedge 
the Barberries are best; for a medium growing hedge I’d recom¬ 
mend Privet: for a tall hedge or a screen nothing can beat the old- 
fashioned Bridal Wreath. 
THE BIG THREE 
Barberry—low; Privet—medium; Bridal Wreath—tall 
BARBERRY THUNBERGI (Japanese). Bushy, compact growing. 
Easy to grow and exceptionally hardy. Keeps people and dogs 
from running across your property, as it has thorns on it. Holds 
its foliage far into the late Fall when it turns scarlet or bronze 
in color; also bears red berries in the late Fall. The Red Leaved 
Barberry is the same as the Japanese only its foliage is a pur¬ 
plish-red. 
AMOOR RIVER PRIVET. Hardiest privet of all. Has glossy green 
foliage: holds its leaves until very late in the Fall. Should be 
trimmed at least once a year, either in May or early June. Com¬ 
pact, symmetrical and beautiful in its growing habit. 
BRIDAX. WREATH or SPXREA VAR HOUTTE. Never out of place 
regardless of where it is planted. It is a compact growing upright 
bush with the canes bending outward with their loads of snowy 
white flowers. 
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RUSSIAN MULBERRY. A splendid hedge when kept trimmed, 
fine homes use Russian Mulberry hedging. It is also good as a 
plant in dryer territories such as Western Nebraska, etc. 
TRUEHEDGE BARBERRY. Requires no trimming to make a 
shaped hedge as it is naturally nature sheared. Look at the 
life picture, page 30. 
HARDY GAItXPORHXA PRIVET, (Ibollum). If you knew this privet you 
would want to plant it. It has an attractive dark green glossy foliage 
of the California Privet but is exceptionally hardy and can be planted 
in Southern Iowa, Nebraska and other Middlewest territories. 
KONEY8UCKX>E (Tatarian). An upright, compact grower with somewhat 
spreading branches and grows 10 to 12 feet high. Desirable for screens, 
shutting out unsightly scenes, or marking your boundary line. Blooms in 
May; the bright red berries appear and cling to the bush until Fall. We 
can furnish either red, white, or pink. 
BUCKTHORN. A very hardy and dense tight ornamental hedge. Properly 
sheared will give a very formal effect, one of the best hedges for the north. 
CARAGANA (Siberian Pea Tree). Excellent Hedge for Cold, Dry Regions. Ex¬ 
tremely hardy hedge plant for the North and West where hot winds and 
drought often prevail. Numerous, twiggy branches are set off by showy 
lenticels and fine, light green leaves; small, bright yellow blossoms in the 
spring. Will develop a splendid screen or background. 
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