
A Mulberry hedge at the home of Mr. 
Joe Hahn. It has been a very pretty hedge 
for 10 years, and in that time whenever 
the hedge became too tall, Joe cut it back 
and had a fresh, young hedge in record 
time. 
= Due to the rapid growth 
Chinese Elm of the seedlings, and 
their response to shearing, a quick hedge 
can be grown from 12 to 18-inch Chinese 
Elm seedlings, see page 28. Particularly 
for hedging on the larger lawns of farm 
properties. Plant 6 or 8 inches apart in 
the row, cut the seedlings back to 6 inches 
from the ground right after planting to en- 
courage a low branch system. Shear the 
new growth once or twice through the 
summer, and cut the hedge back every 
spring, allowing only 4 to 6 inches of 
growth to remain on the hedge from one 
year to the next. 
Amongst all 
Amur River Privet {77.02 Yeazes. 
Amur River Privet stands far out in the 
lead. Its extreme hardiness is only one of 
the advantages Amur River Privet offers; 
a clean, healthy, shining green foliage, a 
dense growth that responds wonderfully to 
shearing are also found in this Privet. I 
recommend planting either in a single row 
6 to 8 inches apart, or in a double row for 
a very broad hedge, the rows 8 to 10 inches 
apart, the plants in the rows 8 inches 
apart, and standing alternately. Right aft- 
er planting cut them back to within a few 
inches from the ground to make the hedge 
bush out low. Shear twice during the sum- 
mer to even up the new growth. I have 
well rooted plants, the best for hedges. 
Postpaid: 10° 2.7725 100 
12-18 inch nice plants....$1.55 $3.45 $11.00 
18-24 inch heavy plants. . 2.00 4.50 15.90 


Prepaid: 25 


Russian Mulberry 73°.3 
sheared from the beginning like 
‘a the Privet or Chinese Elm, the 
fa Russian Mulberry makes a very 
. pretty sheared hedge. The spac- 
. ing of the plants for a hedge of 
— not over 4 feet high should be 
sue ; about 8 inches apart in the row. 
. And for a very wide hedge two 
' rows can be planted, the rows 10 
inches apart, the plants in each 
row 10 inches apart, and arranged 
alternately. This is a stout, hardy 
hedge, responding well to shear- 
| ing, by branching very freely and 
becoming dense. 
100 300 
12-18 inch plants ......... $1.10 $3.90 $9.90 
Barberry, Thunbergi "make 
hedge up to 18 to 24 inches in height. Keep- 
ing its neat shining green foliage through- 
out the summer in perfect condition, chang- 
ing to a showy red in fall. Densely 
branched, can be grown in sheared form or 
without shearing in natural shape. For 
shearing plant 8 inches apart, for natural 
growth 12 inches apart in the row. 12-inch 
hedging size, 10 for $1.75; 25 for $3.65; 100 
for $13.50; prepaid. 
For low enclosures the Bar- 
berry is one of the best, but 
Privets can also be kept to 
18-inch height, as this photo 
shows. 

Planting and Care of Hedges 
Simplest method of planting is in a trench 
IO Nt. 312 
inches deep, and the width of a 
garden-spade is usually just right. Set the plants in about 1-inch deeper than grown be- 
fore in the nursery, and before completely filling the trench with soil, 
water. Finish filling when the water is soaked away, 
all plants in line. 
planting. This produces a low, dense growth. 
any height. 
pearance. 
40 Bes trice, 

t 
: é apply plenty of 
Which still makes it possible to put 
Shear the tops down to about 4 inches from the ground, right after 
Shear the new growth in midsummer to 
Shear again early the following spring to 8 or 10 inches from the ground. 
Summer shearing is to shape up the new growth to even height and sides. 
ing builds the hedge up gradually, and produces the dense 
Flowerlng hedges need not be sheared. 
NURSERY AND SONDEREGGER SEED STORE 
Spring shear- 
growth needed for good ap- 
