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How to Plant Hedges 
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“> LOWER THAN THEY WERE 
IN NURSERY TO GET A 
Yi Wp DENSE HEDGE AT BOTTOM 
Uf €’SiDE OF TRENCH STRAIGHT AND IN 
“WY LINE, PLACE PLANTS AGAINST THIS SIDE 
TO GET A STRAIGHT HEDGE 
Set Privet and similar varieties 6 to 12 inches apart. 
Set Barberry and other medium tall bushy shrubs 1 to 2 
feet apart. Set tall shrubs for high hedges 2 to 4 ft. apart. 
How to Trim Hedges 
At planting cut tops 
back to 4 or 6 inches 
above the ground, 
Each spring the hedge 
can be trimmed back 
to the desired height 
and width. Frequent 
trimming during early 
summer will make the 
hedge grow dense, 
Trim both the sides 
and the top or else 
hedge will grow wider 
at the top and become 
open at the bottom. 
Spring Planted BULBS and TUBERS 
Spring Planted Bulbs and Tubers include cannas, dahl- 
jas and gladioli, and they cannot be treated as other 
bulbs as frost is fatal to the tubers. Dig them up in the 
fall before the ground freezes and after they have been 
thoroughly dried and cleaned, store them where they will 
not dry out in a cool cellar in shallow boxes. Plant them 
in spring as soon as danger of frost has passed. 
Cannas should be planted about 2 feet apart and 3 to 
4 inches deep. Give plenty of water during summer. 
Dahlias should be planted not closer than 18 inches 
apart and 6 inches deep, laid flat, eyes and sprouts up. 
_ Gladioli. Plant gladioli 2 to 4 inches deep and 4 to 6 
inches apart, in rich soil in a sunny place. 
Lilies. The most desirable soil for lilies is a loose sandy 
loam which will be enrichened by top dressing of manure 
and should be well drained. Plant lilies in groups about 6 
inches deep and 8 to 12 inches apart. Never allow manure 
to come into direct contact with the root bulbs. They 
may be left in the ground from year to year, 

