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Ash root, better on the Ash root than they do on their own. 

 Then these tree Lilacs, the C.'hinese and Japansee, j^row just 

 about as high as our own Asli, the Japanese is a stockier 

 sort of tree. They grow 50 feet tall and are a foot through at 

 the base in Japan. These are not to be forgotten. We have 

 a good many to draw from. There are 50 kinds so we have 

 quite a collection and the^^ are propagated on the Ash. I 

 want to tell you one thing, the demand for ornamentals is 

 increasing. 



Mr. Beltzer : I want to know whether there is more than 

 one species of that Weigelia? 



Mr. Harrison : I did not mention that, it is a very common 

 one, the Rosea is the hardiest. 



Mr. Beltzer : I want to say that about 15 or 18 years ago 

 I got the shrub in my yard and people are just beginning to 

 find out what it is. It was very hard to start; I started it in 

 prairie sod and today I don't believe I ever saw a prettier 

 shrub in my life. It stands about 6 feet high and looks just 

 like a balloon. I can take my shears and trim it and it is just 

 loaded with bloom each year. 



A Member : It is not in bloom now is it? 



Mr. Beltzer: I did not say so. It grows slow when it is 

 first started. I wanted to know whether there was any other 

 name for it? 



President Green : What color is it? 



Mr. Beltzer: White and pink. 



President Green : There is the Rosea variegata, there is 

 another the variegata Alba. We have both that bloom about 

 the same time as the Peonv. 



Mr. Beltzer: 1 think people are just beginning to find out 

 about them. 



Mr. Williams : What have we in the Avay of lilacs — early 

 bloomers that are the most successful, but are late enough to 

 escape the late frosts? That is where we are falling down 

 on our lilacs. 



