HARDY HEDGES 

For beautiful living fences 
our Hardy Hedge Plants are 
unequalled. Highest quality, 
heavy rooted, healthy and sure 
to grow. Their low prices 
make them ideal for those who 
want hedge plants in any of 
the several varieties described 
below. 
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. 12 to 
naray Amoor River Privet Hedge 15 in., 25 for $2.50; 100 for 
) $8.00. 

| pee ENG AN DEGR OWING EDGES . Green Leaved Japanese Barberry 
| Beautiful hedges are easily grown if a few simple : 
instructions are observed. Dig a trench 10 to 12 inches America’s most popular low-growing hedge. Bright 
| deep and the width of a spade. Set the plants a green leaves turn to dazzling shades of red, gold and 
couple of inches deeper than they stood in the nursery. bronze in the fall. Brilliant red berries in great numbers 
This insures a dense hedge at the base. Privet should stay on through the winter months. Perfectly hardy and 
be set 10 inches apart, Barberry about 18 inches. will grow in shade or on poor soil. May be pruned or 
Shrubs such as Spirea 18 inches, Chinese Elm 2 feet, sheared any time. 9 to 12 in., 25 for $1.00; 100 for 
and Evergreens 2 to 3 feet. Spacing may be varied $4.00. 12 to 15 in., 25 for $2.50; 100 for $8.00. 
depending upon the density desired. After soacing 
plants, fill in about one-half of the depth of the = ° : 
| trench, then flood with water. After settling fill in Spirea Van Houttei for Hedging 
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 to 10 inches 
after planting to promote vigorous growth. Hedges 
planted in this manner rarely fail to grow. 
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 to 
24 in., 20 for $2.00; 100 for $8.00. 

Hardy Amoor River Privet 5 
Most universally planted of all hedges. Bush Honeysuckle for Hedging 
Shiny dark green leaves, not subject to No hardier plant can be found than the Bush Honeysuckle. Grows to a 
blight or disease. Very hardy, a rapid height of 8 to 10 feet, with upright and somewhat spreading branches. 
grower. May be sheared any shape. Plant Foliage is bright green and flowers are borne freely in May and June. 
10 in. apart and prune back to 8 to 10 in. = Very fragrant and attracts bees and humming birds. Showy red berries 
after planting for a dense, hardy hedge. ripen in summer and.cling to the bush for many weeks. The best shrub in 
2-yr., 18- to 24-inch, well branched, 25 our nursery for a high compact hedge, for screening purposes, or to attract 
for $2.50; 100 for $8.00. 2-yr., 12- to birds. 2-yr., 18 to 24 in., 25 for $3.00; 100 for $10.00. 
15-inch, $6.00 per 100. 
Finest Evergreen Hedge 
TAXUS CUSPIDATA (Japanese Yew). The last word in Evergreen Hedges. 
Rich looking, dark evergreen foliage. As they age they become covered 
with brilliant red berries in fall. Will stand heavy shearing and will 
make a dense, compact, beautiful hedge if planted 18 inches apart. 
Heavy rooted 6- to 9-inch plants, 25 for $8.00, postpaid. 100 for 
$25.00, postpaid. 
»Columnberry 
U. S. Plant Patent No. 110 

For those of you who really want the 
dj last word in hedges, we offer this remark- 
fable plant which is taking the country by 
istorm. Grows in natural, closely compact 
ihedge form. Does away with frequent 
ishearing and trimming. Foliage a beauti- 
iful deep green and is resistant to disease. 
tPerfectly hardy and needs practically no 
ycare. May be sheared into any shape for 
™ formal effect. Can be planted in tubs or 
Mboxes for entrance posts. Resembles Box- 
swood and is often mistaken for it. You 
will be amazed at the uses and beautiful 
feffects you can create with this plant. 
aiTruly one of the most remarkable, most 
fuseful and most generally satisfactory 
iplants we have ever offered. Read Our 
NOTE: We sell 50 of any variety of hedge at the hundred rate. 
Japanese Barberry for Informal Hedges 
PRICES OF TRUEHEDGE 
Each 10 25 100 
32c $2.50 $5.00 $17.50 
AOE) tad, 25 G00 522.00 

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