The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . is an abundant supply, obtained, too, fromseeds produced on home trees. There are manybearing trees about Philadelphia as there doubtlessare in other places, and seeds from these trees growfreely: we believe we may say every seed grows. Itis held by some authorities that the tree is dioeceous,the male flowers on one tree, the female on another;but cases where trees standing miles away fromothers have borne fruit seem well authenticated,disproving the romance some we
The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . is an abundant supply, obtained, too, fromseeds produced on home trees. There are manybearing trees about Philadelphia as there doubtlessare in other places, and seeds from these trees growfreely: we believe we may say every seed grows. Itis held by some authorities that the tree is dioeceous,the male flowers on one tree, the female on another;but cases where trees standing miles away fromothers have borne fruit seem well authenticated,disproving the romance some weave of the pollenfrom a tree many miles away fertilizing the flowersof another. It is, no doubt, a case similar to thatof the common holly which is, that there are sometrees bearing perfect flowers. When permitted to grow as it will the ginkgomakes a pyramidal growth, not unlike a poplar,just the thing for a situation calling for a tall heiglit is not desired a more spreading growthcan be produced by topping the leading shootswhen they are young, which has the effect of pro-ducing the object desired. ,. Centaurea CyanusGrower, Thomas Stock, Dorchester, Mass. The fruit of the ginkgo may be likened to thatof a small Green Gage plum, stone and all. Theyare pretty, hanging from the tree, but when lyingon the ground, bruised or broken, the odor is notconsidered agreeable. Still this is a trifling objectionalongside of the many good points the tree possesses:and that a great demand will arise fin- this treeseems undoubted. Its old botanical name. Ginkgotriloba, has been superseded by .Salisburia adianti-folia. Cutting Down Privet Hedges. When privet hedges have become bare at theirbase or when from any other cause they need im-proving, a cutting down of the plants to within sixinches of the ground will bring about all that isdesired. Many an old hedge has been renewed inthis way, and many another could be brought toperfection treated in this manner. When a hedgeis not well
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