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How to Plant a Neat Hedge 
INEXPENSIVE and 
ORNAMENTAL 
GET A DENSE HEDGE AT BOTTOM 
SET HEDGE SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN 
PLANTS GREW IN NURSERY- 
GETA STRAIGHT HEDGE DIG ONE 
OF TRENCH STRAIGHT AND 
PLACE PLANTS AGAINST THIS SIDE 
Berberis Thunbergi—Japanese Barberry 
Green-Leaved Japanese Barberry 
America's most popular low-growing hedge. Bright green 
leaves turn to dazzling shades of red, gold and bronze in the 
fall. Brilliant red berries in great numbers stay on through the 
winter months. Perfectly hardy and will grow in shade or on poor 
soil. May be pruned or sheared any time. 9 to 12 in., 25 for 
$1.00; 100 for $3.00, postpaid. 
Red-Leaved Japanese Barberry 
Very popular for specimen grouping and for edging taller 
plantings of shrubs or evergreens. Glossy purplish red leaves. 
Makes a brilliant, colorful hedge. 9 to 12 in., 25 for $3.00; 100 
for $8.00, postpaid. 
Spirea Van Houttei for Hedging 
The most popular of all shrubs. Profuse clusters of tiny white 
blooms completely cover the sweeping branches in May. Delicately 
cut leaves stay bright green until autumn, then turn to bright 
shades of bronze and yellow. Grows to 6 feet, but may be pruned 
any time after blooming period. Makes a beautiful flowering 
hedge. 2-yr., 18-24 in., 25 for $1.50, postpaid. 100 for $5.00, 
by express. 
Planting and Growing 
Hedges 
Beautiful hedges are easily grown if a 
few simple instructions are observed. Dig a 
trench 10 to 12 inches deep and the width 
of a spade. Set the plants a couple of 
inches deeper than they stood in the nurs¬ 
ery. This insures a dense hedge at the base. 
Privet should be set 10 inches apart. Bar¬ 
berry about 18 inches. Shrubs such as 
Spirea 18 inches, Chinese Elm 2 feet, and 
Evergreens 2 to 3 feet. Spacing may be 
varied depending upon the density desired. 
After spacing plants, fill in about one-half 
of the depth of the trench, then flood with 
water. After settling fill in balance of the 
trench and tramp firmly. Leave a slight 
depression along each side of the hedge to 
retain water. Keep thoroughly soaked until 
well started. Privet should be cut back to 
about 8 or 10 inches after planting to pro¬ 
mote vigorous growth. Hedges planted in 
this manner rarely fail to grow. 
Bush Honeysuckle for 
Hedging 
Amoor River Privet Hedge 
No hardier plant can be found than the 
Bush Honeysuckle. Grows to a height of 
8 to 10 feet, with upright and somewhat spreading 
branches. Foliage is bright green and flowers are 
borne freely in May and June. Very fragrant and 
attracts bees and humming birds. Showy red berries 
ripen in summer and cling to the bush for many weeks. 
The best shrub in our nursery for a high compact 
hedge, for screening purposes, or to attract birds. 
2-yr., 18- to 24-inch, 25 for $3.00, by express. 100 
for $8.00, by express. 
Hardy Amoor River Privet 1 
Most universally planted of all hedges. Shiny dark 
green leaves, not subject to blight or disease. Very 
hardy, a rapid grower. May be sheared any shape. 
Plant 10 inches apart and prune back to 8 or 10 
inches after planting for a dense, hardy hedge. 2-yr., 
18- to 24-inch, well branched, 25 for $1.75; 100 
for $5.00, by express. 
NOTE: For TRUEHEDGE COLUMNBERRY 
See Page 49 
NOTE: We sell 50 of any variety of hedge at 
the hundred rate. All are guaranteed to grow. 
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