Hedges — Living Walls of the Garden 
EAUTY and comfort are found in sheltered places. Wind is the first enemy of the gardener. 
Hedges offer a wide variety of protection—from the masonry evergreen effect of Yew and 
Hemlock to the plumey tall screen of Poplars. Cost depends almost entirely upon the size of plant 
used—never plant an inferior kind of hedge because the best kind seems costly: Rather plant the 
right kind in small size. For instance, a Yew hedge can be planted for as little as 15c a running 
foot of hedgel 
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Two hedges: Thuja and Poplars 


Uprightivew Hedge 
Since the Upright Japanese Yew makes 
probably the finest of all hedges, we 
have a special grade and a special price 
to offer: 
(25) (100) 
12 Tos > inCh AAs $17.50 $60.00 
15 to 18 inch XxX........ 20.00 70.00 
These are nice, vigorous young plants, 
twice transplanted, safe to ship and 
easy to grow without a ball of earth, 
roofs in damp moss. Express charges 
average about 10% of your purchase 
only. See pages 49 and 55 for further 
description. 
Hedges Must Grow 
No hedge gan be kept per- 
manently at any fixed height 
—they must be allowed to 
keep some new growth. Usu- 
ally an inch a year is enough 
—or more can be allowed if 
desired. When a hedge is old 
and large, the only thing to 
do is to prune very severely 

Hedges Must Eat 
Starving a hedge usually re- 
sults in a sickly and diseased 
row of bushes. Fertilize if you 
want a good hedge. It makes 
‘em grow, and you have to 
prune all the more, but you 
have a nice hedge. 
Start Small 
Experts agree that perfect 
hedges should be started from 


and then let the soft new one to two feet high — or 
growth come back for a year. smaller. 
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BA Do Ae feats eg se 
EVERGREENS 
1%  Chamaecyparis plumosa S 6 3 med. 
2 Pseudotsuga douglasi S 8 5 fast 
1, Taxus cuspidata (tree) S 8 4 med. 
l a nana S 2 2 slow 
2 : (spreading) 12 3 4 med. 
Vp “canadensis stricta S ] Wp) slow 
ll, “media Hicksii S 6 2 med. 
lif “4 Kelseyi S 5 3 med. 
1%, Thuja occidentalis P 6 Z med. 
1%  Tsuga canadensis S 8 5 fast 
EVERGREEN SHRUBS 
1,  ‘Buxus sempervirens S 5 3 slow 
yy a suffruticosa S ] Vp slow 
] “ Koreana S ] ] slow 
14%, Euonymus rad. vegetus. S 3 a fast 
2 Laurocerasus schipkaensis P 3 4 fast 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
] Berberis thunbergii Ss 3 3 med. 
1 : “ erecta S 3 l med. 
2/5 = ‘minor S 2 2 slow 
] Ligustrum Ibolium S 8, 3 fast 
Vp : ovalifolium S 6 3 fast 
2, Maclura pomifera P 12 8 fast 
14% Rhamnus cathartica S 8 5 fast 
14%,  Euonymus alatus compacta §S 5 4 med. 
DECIDUOUS TREES 
Z Carpinus caroliniana P 12 6 med. 
2 Populus nigra italica =~ (25 5 fast 
2 Ulmus pumila S 15} 7 fast 

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