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Barberry Makes a Beautiful Hedge. Effectively Wards Off Trespassers Too 
Sturdy Varieties of HARDY HEDGE Plants 
HARDY AMOOR RIVER PRIVET BUSH HONEYSUCKLE FOR HEDGE 
No hardier plant can be found than the Bush Honeysuckle. Grows 
to a height of 8 to 10 feet, with upright and somewhat spreading 
branches. Foliage is bright green and flowers are borne freely in May 
and June. Very fragrant and attracts bees and humming birds. Showy 
red berries ripen in summer and cling to the bush for many weeks. 
The best shrub in our nursery for a high, compact hedge, for screen- 
ing purposes, or to attract birds. 2-yr, 18 to 24 in., 25 for $3.50; 
GREEN-LEAVED BARBERRY 100 for $12.50. 
Most universally planted of all hedges. Shiny dark green leaves, 
not subject to blight or disease. Very hardy, a rapid grower. May be 
sheared any shape. Plant 10 inches apart and prune back to 8 to 10 
inches after planting for a dense hedge. 2-yr., well branched, 15 to 
18 in., 25 for $3.00; 50 for $5.50; 100 for $10.00. 
America’s most popular low-growing hedge. Bright green leaves PLANTING AND GROWING HEDGES — . 
turn to dazzling shades of red, gold and bronze in the fall. Brilliant Beautiful hedges are easily grown if a few simple instructions 
red berries in great numbers stay on through the winter months. Per- are observed. Dig a trench 10 to 12 inches deep and the width 
fectly hardy and will grow in shade or on poor soil. May be pruned of a spade. Set the plants a couple of inches deeper than they 
or sheared any time. 9 to 12 in., 25 for $1.50; 100 for $5.00. 12 to stood in the nursery. This insures a dense hedge at the base. 
15 in., 25 for $3.00; 100 for $10.00. Privet should be set 10 inches apart, Barberry about 18 inches. 
Shrubs such as Spirea 18 inches, Chinese Elm 2 feet, and Ever- 
greens 2 to 3 feet. Spacing may be varied depending upon the 
SPIREA VAN HOUTTEI! HEDGE =| Serivces, che ven, food with water. After setting fil in 
The most popular of all shrubs. Profuse clusters of tiny white balance of the trench and tramp firmly. Leave a slight depres- 
blooms completely cover the sweeping branches in May. Delicately cut sion along each side of the hedge to retain water. Keep thoroughly 
leaves stay bright green until autumn, then turn to bright shades of soaked until well started. Privet should be cut back to about 8 to 
bronze and yellow. Grows to 6 feet, but may be pruned any time 10 inches after planting to promote vigorous growth. Hedges 
after blooming period. Makes a beautiful flowering hedge. 2-yr., 12 planted in this manner rarely fail to grow. 
to 18 in., 25 for $3.00; 100 for $10.00. 
DWARF HARDY BOXWOOD 
FOR DWARF EVERGREEN HEDGES 


PLANTING DISTANCES FOR 
VARIOUS SHRUBS......... 
No doubt you have at various times admired the dwarf Boxwood hedges ; 
used so much for garden outlines on large estates. Most of the earlier Box- Large growing shrubs should be planted 
wood in this country came from England and later was much used in 4 to 5 feet apart in shrub borders. Dwarf 
Virginia, New Jersey and other eastern states. : trees about 8 to 10 feet apart. Medium 
We have grown quite a nice stock of these plants which have proven : 
entirely hardy in Northern Indiana and now offer them to our customers at growing shrubs 2 to 3 feet apart and low 
a reasonable price. In extreme northern sections they should be given some growing varieties, 12 to 2Y2 feet apart. 
winter protection. 
(Note: For close hedges, plant 6 to 8 inches apart. For bed outlining 
plant 1 foot apart. Will eventually reach 2 to 3 feet high unless severely 
sheared and kept low.) 
| 6-yr., 6 to 8 inch plants: 45c each; 
10 for $3.50; 25 for $7.50; 100 for $25.00 




How to Plant Shrubs 
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