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Hedging Around? 
Driving through our residential sections 
one gets a feeling that the hospitable own- 
ers are extending to those who pass by, 
an invitation to share their gardens. How- 
ever there are times when a hedge is a 
must. 
As a barrier against actual depredation, 
spiny Carissa, the colorful Natal Plum, 
proves effective and attractive. But our 
requirement of a hedge is usually to blot 
out an undesirable view, to prevent be- 
ing unduly observed, to provide a back- 
drop for a specific planting, to trim the 
edge of a flowering border or lawn with 
a dwarf line. Naturally the material used 
will depend on the function of the hedge 
and the undesirable view may call for a 
solid barrier such as can be obtained by 
the use of Viburnums, (the fast growing V. 
japonicum or V. robusta}; Ligustrum tex- 
anum; Rhamnus alaternus or Myoporum 
laetum. 
Seclusion will most likely demand more 
height than the preceding. Certain Bam- 
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It’s Time For... 
It's still FUCHSIA time at the nursery. 
Hanging baskets, as we anticipated, have 
been moving out rapidly, but we have a 
good supply! We also have a splendid as- 
sortment of all types including many new 
introductions in eight inch pots at $2.25 
each and in one gallon cans at $l. and 
$1.25 each. 
PELARGONIUMS in colorful array are 
delighting those who view them. We con- 
tinually strive to improve these beauties, 
breeding for larger flower clusters, better 
colors, and compact habit, and we fee! 
we can be justly proud of our current of- 
ferings. Fine plants in four inch pots are 
85 cents. 
Now is a good time to check on a few 
perennials. Varieties suitable for local con- 
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Even the siinsseekers are slaves 8 
line, as witness’ this faithful report’ of the 
matrimonial meanderings.of. the genus Phoenix 
from a temporary escapee from the toils of 
commerce: eee 
Dear Grapevine: 
Phoenix, in addition to being the name 
of a western city and the mythological! 
bird of fire, was the name given to an 
imposing race of palms by the ancient 
Greeks. The most familiar representative 
on the local scene is Phoenix canariensis, 
the Canary Island date palm, which lends 
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a majestic grace to Southern California 
streets and parks. Although occasionally 
employed as a pot plant in its juvenile 
stages, this palm is so vigorous that unless 
one lives in a garden measured in acres 
there is no place for it. It can become a 
Frankenstein monster. 
At the other end of the scale we have 
the pygmy date palm, Phoenix Loureiri 
(Roebelenii), with a romantic origin in the 
Nam Ou river valley of Indo-China. A pot 
plant favorite for generations because of 
its feathery beauty and status quo quality, 
this palm is now eagerly sought for modern 
landscape application. Its extremely slow 
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