.. LIVING GARDEN WALLS 
depends almost entirely upon the size of plant 
used—never plant an inferior kind of hedge be- 
cause the best kind seems costly. Rather plant the 
right kind in small sizes. 

EAUTY and comfort are found in sheltered 
places. Hedges offer a wide variety of pro- 
tection—from the masonry evergreen effect of 
Yew to the plumey tall screen of Poplars. Cost 
Hedges Must Grow Hedges Must Eat 
SOME HEDGE SHAPES No hedge can be kept perman. lanving © hedge, usally Tema 
a. - . 5 
Vliceaae “ i ently at any fixed height — they bushes. Fertilize if you want a 
must be allowed to keep some good hedge. -You have ston peame 
new growth. Usually an inch a all the more, but you have a nice 
year is enough—or more can be Kenge! 
allowed if desired. When a hedge 
is old and large, the only thing to Start Small 
do is to prune very severely and Experts agree that perfect hedges 
then let the soft new growth come should be started from one to two 
back for a year. feet high—or smaller. 


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si THE BEST HEDGE g/m | 
Do PLANTS wl ls 
Se rp Oe luae = 
 S |.For prices and descriptions 5 ir leteton 
APs of each see pages 15-35. & ae os 
EVERGREENS 
1, Chamaecyparis plumosa S 6 3 
1% Taxus cuspidata (capitata) S$ 8 4 
] » nana S 2 2 
Zi " “ (spreading) 2 3 4 
lh “media Hicksii $ 6 2 
lh ss “ Kelseyi s 5 3 
P 6 2 
S 8 5 
1% Thuja occidentalis 
14%, Tsuga canadensis 
EVERGREEN SHRUBS 
1, Buxus sempervirens S 5 3 
yy rs “  suffruticosa Ss ] Vo 
“ Koreana S ] ] 
2 Laurocerasus schipkaensis P 3 4 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
l Berberis thunbergii Ss 3 3 
1 % “erecta s 3 l 
2/ > “minor S 2 2 
] Ligustrum Ibolium Ss 5 3 
Vp “ ovalifolium S 6 3 
1% Rhamnus cathartica S 8 5 
ll, Euonymus alatus compacta S$ 5 4 

DECIDUOUS TREES 
2 Populus nigra italica Bes & Se ee = Se aie, Norse Ba 
2 Ulmus pumila Sees 7 fast Hedge of Taxus capitata 15 to 18 inches xxx photographed 
same day it was set. 

SPECIAL OFFERS for HEDGES 
KINDS OF HEDGES raze PRICE 
(Inches) 25 250 
All bushy, transplants or or 
more more 



EVERGREENS (each) 
Tsuga (Hemlock) 12-15 in. $.60 $.50 
Thuja (Arborvitae) 18-24 in. 1.20 1.10 
Taxus Kelseyi 10-12 in. 1.20 1.10 
Taxus capitata |) 12-15 in: 1.15 1.00 
Taxas Hicksi 12-15 in. 1.80 1.65 
10-12 in. 1.40 1.30 
6- 8 in. .70 .60 
10-12 in. 2.00 1.80 

DECIDUOUS 
Berberis Thunbergi mi e1221 5s 32 e20 



A 4-foot hedge, as it looks 6 years after planting above. 

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