. The American fruit culturist. ainst the wind. Its fresh deep-green color is un-surpassed; and its denseness of growth in consequence of itsquality of growing in the shade is scarcely equalled. The SOIL, MANURES, SITUATION, AND ENCLOSURES. 57 Norway spruce will also make a fine hedge-tree. It growswith great vigor and may be freely shortened back. Probably the very best shrub for making a handsome, quick-growing hedge is the California Privit (Ligustrum ovalifo-lium). It can be purchased from nurserymen eighteen inchesto three feet high in lots of one hundred, at moderate out from
. The American fruit culturist. ainst the wind. Its fresh deep-green color is un-surpassed; and its denseness of growth in consequence of itsquality of growing in the shade is scarcely equalled. The SOIL, MANURES, SITUATION, AND ENCLOSURES. 57 Norway spruce will also make a fine hedge-tree. It growswith great vigor and may be freely shortened back. Probably the very best shrub for making a handsome, quick-growing hedge is the California Privit (Ligustrum ovalifo-lium). It can be purchased from nurserymen eighteen inchesto three feet high in lots of one hundred, at moderate out from ten to twelve inches apart in good soil, it will,with proper cutting back each spring, form a dense hedge fiveor six feet high in a very few years. Three lines of barbedwire running through the middle will effectually preventpassing through it, and at the same time be entirely con-cealed. The following figures (some of which are produced fromthose in Warder on Hedges) will show howthis, and indeed all hedges, should be Fig. -Result of Omitting to Prune.
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