. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 28 The Florists^ Review May 11, 1922 liut tliiit is iibdiit tilt" cxtiiit (il tlie old liiiiiiliiir f.'iccs. ritt()s[i(iruiii Tobirii lidiu .l;iii;iii, ilex t'l'diii Sdiitli Aincricil, I'aiiaiia shrub from Cliiiui, iSurinaui clicrry iroin Australia, and our native Cardlina laurtl clicrry arc only a few df tlic lic»lj,'c shrubs {jrown at Onceo. Nearly all df the hc(l};c-niakiiijr slirubs I'Tdduci tidwcrs, \aiviii;,' froiii wiiite to yclldw and earuiinc. Twenty years or so aj^o a tubbed (ilcander was a t'oiiinion si^lit in luirtli- crn gardens;
. Florists' review [microform]. Floriculture. 28 The Florists^ Review May 11, 1922 liut tliiit is iibdiit tilt" cxtiiit (il tlie old liiiiiiliiir f.'iccs. ritt()s[i(iruiii Tobirii lidiu .l;iii;iii, ilex t'l'diii Sdiitli Aincricil, I'aiiaiia shrub from Cliiiui, iSurinaui clicrry iroin Australia, and our native Cardlina laurtl clicrry arc only a few df tlic lic»lj,'c shrubs {jrown at Onceo. Nearly all df the hc(l};c-niakiiijr slirubs I'Tdduci tidwcrs, \aiviii;,' froiii wiiite to yclldw and earuiinc. Twenty years or so aj^o a tubbed (ilcander was a t'oiiinion si^lit in luirtli- crn gardens; in fact, a garden without one was not up to the minute. Thou- sands of the ]iiants are propagatid at Oncco for informal hedges, as the ole- ander does not stand shearing. Dur- ing the spring an oleander hedge is a mass of c'(dor—pink, crimson, rose, lilac, \v}iit'e, according to variety used. The "decorative group," so called by Kc.'isoner liros., is somewhat of ;i misnomer, as all their j)roducts are deco- rative. This particub'ir group embraces the dagu's in v:triety; n(dina. a plant with a bulbous base juid a tall, slender stem; jiandaniw, u})icca ."ind I'dinsettia. By the way, there is novelty in the lat- ter family, a variety with white bra w;is solved by experiment. The records of these tests, in the form of helpful suggestions, are given freely to the peo- ple of the state. Some of these records are not available elsewhere, and the various cxi)eriments carried on at Oneco have been, and are. of such value that the United States Department of Agri- culture keeps in close touch with the ?""ork. E. F. R. CRINTJMS FOR THE SOUTH. For ;« (lorifercMi-- and exceedingly handsome ornamental foliage jdant the i-rinum is indeed an exauifile of excel- lence. Its flowers are gorgeous and the tropical effect obtained wherever it i-; planted is truly satisfying. Some vari- eties flower for only a compar:iti\dy short time. There is, however, n distinc- tion b
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