The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . ouldget quantities of cuttings and seeds, so that a goodstock could soon be had. The unusual experience is that the Oriental Is thebetter tree. In England the P. occidentalis, our na-tive species, has not done well; certainly, not as wellas the Oriental, and for this reason it is hardlyknown there. With us the Oriental gives the greatersatisfaction. The foliage of the native one becomesattacked by mildew at times. As it appears to thewriter, the Oriental makes a more lofty grow
The Florists' exchange : a weekly medium of interchange for florists, nurserymen, seedsmen and the trade in general . ouldget quantities of cuttings and seeds, so that a goodstock could soon be had. The unusual experience is that the Oriental Is thebetter tree. In England the P. occidentalis, our na-tive species, has not done well; certainly, not as wellas the Oriental, and for this reason it is hardlyknown there. With us the Oriental gives the greatersatisfaction. The foliage of the native one becomesattacked by mildew at times. As it appears to thewriter, the Oriental makes a more lofty growth thanthe other. Those acquainted with the trees can tellthe two species apart by their leaves, those of thenative one being less deeply lobed, and more pube-scent, and thicker than the ottier. When largeenough to bear seeds there is no trouble at all inknowing which is which, the seed balls of the na-tive species hanging singly, while those of theOriental hang in twos and threes. My advice Is topropagate the Oriental one only. Cuttings set outin Spring, and seeds sown at the same time, aregenerally Rose Arch, with border of Ullnm Candldum and Myosotls on crompton Bstate, Worcester, by permission of A. Van Leeuwen, Jr. so many positions where this style of shrub fits nice-ly. Among others the Hydrangea paniculata grandi-flora is now often seen in standard form, and thereis no denying it is very ornamental when so form these standards the practice is to cut backto near the ground a strong plant, doing It in earlySpring. A shoot or two will start afresh from wherecut, and all but the strongest should be rubbed one left will make a height of three to fourfeet before the season ends. This long shoot musthave all but the three or four topmost buds cut outor rubbed off before Spring opens, then a nice headwill be formed from the undisturbed buds at thetop. Sometimes such hydrangeas are seen with stems5 to 6 feet in height. These are from
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