. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. iSgj. The American Florist. 1147. FOUNTAIN AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. end of the basin, facing the fountain, is the huge gilded statue of Liberty. Grafting. BT JACKSON DAWSON. It should be borne in mind that graft- ing is only resorted to to perpetuate vari- eties that do not come true from seed or to facilitate propagation with such as are difficult to propagate in any other way, and that as a general rule own root plants are better every way than grafted plants when they can be procured. There are occasional exception
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. iSgj. The American Florist. 1147. FOUNTAIN AT THE WORLD'S FAIR. end of the basin, facing the fountain, is the huge gilded statue of Liberty. Grafting. BT JACKSON DAWSON. It should be borne in mind that graft- ing is only resorted to to perpetuate vari- eties that do not come true from seed or to facilitate propagation with such as are difficult to propagate in any other way, and that as a general rule own root plants are better every way than grafted plants when they can be procured. There are occasional exceptions to this rule, however, and in some cases grafting is really a benefit. For instance, I have seen Larisoccidentalis seed lings from Ore- gon which when four or five years old were only a few inches high. Grafts from these seedlings, however, on Larix lepto- lipis standing side by side with the seed- lings were already three times the size and much more beautiful. In rhododendrons the general stock used is R. ponticum, but if R. maximum could be used instead it would make a much har- dier stock, especially for this climate. While ponticum makes a first rate stock below ground, it is no good above ground, and notwithstanding what others may say, I firmly believe that a perfectly hardy stock is best for us to use always. The only trouble has been that while R. ponticum is grown by the hundreds of thousands abroad, maximum is very scarce there. All the deciduous rhododendrons (aza- lea), such as sinense, etc., succeed best on Rhododendron (azalea) viscosa or nudi- flora, but I like viscosa best. Nudiflora grows naturally on dry woody hills and has not the vigorous growth which vis- cosa has. Viscosa makes a beautiful stem for standards. All the types of Kal- mia latifolia (laurel) can be grafted on the species. While Crataegus can be made a stock for almost every genus of Rosaces, such as pyrus, all varieties, amelanchier, quince, mespilus, pear, etc., still it is best to keep as
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