. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . omparatively young specimens that he has in mind are in groups ofother evergreens, both on elevated situations; one ofthem is near a creek, the other is not. The groupingof this and all evergreens is an aid to their welfare. For many years this, the White Spruce, together withthe Balsam Fir, were much in evidence in our cities atChristmas, but of late the Balsam Fir comes to us al-most alone. The seeds of the White Spruce are verysmall, therefore, a little quantity
. The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . omparatively young specimens that he has in mind are in groups ofother evergreens, both on elevated situations; one ofthem is near a creek, the other is not. The groupingof this and all evergreens is an aid to their welfare. For many years this, the White Spruce, together withthe Balsam Fir, were much in evidence in our cities atChristmas, but of late the Balsam Fir comes to us al-most alone. The seeds of the White Spruce are verysmall, therefore, a little quantity should afford enoughfor thousands of plants. _ .. Weeping Willows, Kilmarnoch Willows and J , Pussy Willows are familiar to all nurserv-pentandra ^^^^ y,,jj ^ knowledge of the Laurel-leavedWillow is not so common. It is, however, one that iswell named, its foliage being large and glossy, muchlike that of Lanrels, as they are called. This is theWillow one may find in lists, as Salix pentandra. In common with many other Willows the Laurel-leavedWillow may be grown either as a large shrub or as a Rhodotyposkerrioides. Plantation of hardy flowers edged witli Ivy, as foreground to trees and shrubbery day at least 24 well-marked varieties, differing from eachother in foliage, fruit or flower. In these notes thewriter wishes to refer to that differ in their flow-ers. Of these there are five at least, perhaps more. There is the common form, with its white flowers;also a double-flowered white; then there is a single pinkand a single and a double scarlet, the latter familiarlyknown as Pauls Scarlet. These with colored flowers areparticularly beautiful. Being so unlike other largeshrubs, in foliage, habit of growth and general appear-ance as well, they attract great attention when displayingtheir flowers in early Spring. Besides the flowers of these Cratagus there must notbe overlooked their clusters of berries in the Fall. Theseare always attractive, and in good seasons, when theb
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