. William C. Moore & Company catalogue. Nursery stock New York (State) Newark Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowering shrubs Catalogs. Hedge of California Privet. UIEDGES are valuable as a defence against animals, as windbreaks to protect orchards, gar- dens or farms unduly exposed, and as ornamental fences or screens to mark the boundaries of a lawn or cemetery lot. Hedges for Defense. Honey Locust. For turning cattle and as a farm hedge, Honey Locust is much the best. It is of vigorous growth, perfectly har- dy ; thrives with ordinary
. William C. Moore & Company catalogue. Nursery stock New York (State) Newark Catalogs; Fruit trees Seedlings Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Trees Seedlings Catalogs; Flowering shrubs Catalogs. Hedge of California Privet. UIEDGES are valuable as a defence against animals, as windbreaks to protect orchards, gar- dens or farms unduly exposed, and as ornamental fences or screens to mark the boundaries of a lawn or cemetery lot. Hedges for Defense. Honey Locust. For turning cattle and as a farm hedge, Honey Locust is much the best. It is of vigorous growth, perfectly har- dy ; thrives with ordinary care, and is suf- ficiently thorny to be impenetrable. It bears the shears well. Plant 9 to 12 inches apart, or a very dense hedge for defense or ornament can b- made by planting in two rows, about 9 inches apart and setting the plants in the rows alternately. lost their lower branches may be renovated by cutting down to within 6 to 10 inches of the ground in the spring, before growth begins, when numerous new strong shoots will come out from the stubs, and soon a new and well- formed hedge will result. Quince, Japan. [See description under Ornamental Shrubs.] American Arborvitae and Norway Spruce, described under Evergreens, are de sirable for this use. Hedges as an Ornamental Fence or Low Screen, for Lawn or Cemetery. California Privet (Ligustrum ovalifolium). Hardy. A free, compact grower in most all manner of soils. Bears shearing well. Valu- able and handsome for hedge. Should be se- verely headed-in at planting, to make it throw up numerous shoots at the base. Without such shoots at the base a good hedge cannot be made. Old hedges of this species that have Hedges for Windbreaks, or High Screens. Norway Spruce is best. Its vigorous hab- it, rapid, dense growth, large size and entire hardiness, are characteristics not easily ob- tained in any other evergreen. For descrip- tion, see under Evergreens. American Arborvitae comes next. Belts of Pines are also useful as a protec
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