. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . ugar. For purposes of shade, the commonsugar maple is best and most popular. The Norwaymaple makes a very
. The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion, for the amateur, and the professional and commercial grower, of the kinds, characteristics and methods of cultivation of the species of plants grown in the regions of the United States and Canada for ornament, for fancy, for fruit and for vegetables; with keys to the natural families and genera, descriptions of the horticultural capabilities of the states and provinces and dependent islands, and sketches of eminent horticulturists . ugar. For purposes of shade, the commonsugar maple is best and most popular. The Norwaymaple makes a very dense and round head, and is ex-cellent for lawns,, but it is too low-headed for thestreets. A. picium is similar, but smaller in every silver maple, .4. saccharinum and its vars., is alsopopular where quick-growing trees are desired. TheJapanese maples of the Paknata section are among themost striking and showyexotic small trees, andare adapted for finegrounds and for growingin pots. The maples are notpart icular as to soil; somespecies, as A. monspes-sulanum and A. cam-pesire, prefer drier situa-tions, while A. sacchari-num and . situations, the lat^ter growing well even inswampy soil. Most ofthe species are hardy inthe northern and middlestates; among the hard-iest are A. Negundo, (Figs. 89, 90),A. saccharinum, A. ruh-rum, A. nigrum, A. penn-sylvanicum, A. spicntum,A. platanoides, A. talari-cum. Propagation is by 88. Acanthus moUis. (XK). 196 ACER ACER %•. sotxls, wliich soon lose thoir sirniiiiating power andmust bo sown soon after maturitx or stratified andsown in spring; .1. sncchnrum and .1. \cijiimlo kvvpthoir gerniinatinp power soniowhat longer. The early-ripening sjiecies, like .1. saccharinuin and .1. rubnim, must be sownas soon as tliey^ are ripe and they will geniii-nate the sameyear. A. cam-pestre, A. mons-pessulanum andother speeics ofthis group donot usually ger-minate until thesecond varieties,and rare species
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