TREE AND SHRUB LIST 183 



AMPELOPSIS. Boston Ivy. Virginia Creeper. Woodbine. 



SEEDS. Sow seeds as soon as ripe or keep in moist sand until Spring. 

 *GUTTINGS. Hard wood or soft wood in Summer or Spring in heat. 

 LAYERS. Simple layers used. 

 ANDROMEDA. 



*SEEDS. All varieties grown from seed. Very fine. Sow in pots in 



Spring, place in frames in mixture of sphagnum, fine loam; cover 



with glass. Germinate in two months but grow slowly. 

 CUTTINGS. Soft wood in Summer. 

 LAYERS. Root slowly. 

 ARALIA. Hercules' Club. Devil's Walking Stick. 



*SEEDS. Good, when they can be obtained, of A. spinosa and A. 



japonica. 

 *Roox CUTTINGS. In Spring. About 2 to 3 inches long; set out in 



rows or take in Autumn and store in sphagnum moss, or sand. 

 GRAFTING. Some of the exotic sorts require grafting upon strong 



growers. Done in greenhouse. 

 ARBUTUS. Strawberry Tree. 



SEEDS. Sown in Autumn or early Spring. 



CUTTINGS. Half-ripe in Autumn placed in peaty soil. 



GRAFTING AND BUDDING. Budded on seedling stock of the European 



species A. Unedo. Veneer graft used. 

 ARCTOSTATHYLOS. Bearberry. 



CUTTINGS. Half ripe wood. 

 ARISTOLOCHIA. Dutchman's Pipe. 

 SEED. 



GRAFTING. Using Aristolochia siphon for quick results. 

 ASIMINA. Pawpaw. Custard Apple. 



*SEEDS. Self sow. Or stratify and sow in Spring. 



LAYERS. In Autumn. 



SUCKERS when roots are injured. 



GRAFTING. A. triloba seedlings are used as stock for the weaker 



growers and varieties. 

 AUCUBA. Gold-dust Tree. 



SEEDS. Sown soon after maturity. The male and female flowers are 



on separate plants. 

 CUTTINGS. Green or half-ripe wood, rather long cuttings often used. 



8-10 inches. 



LAYERS. Made of berried branches. 

 GRAFTING. Varieties are often grafted on the type. 

 AZALEA. 



SEEDS. Sow seed when ripe. Use leafmold and loam. Best sown 



in greenhouse. Azalea mollis and its variety. J. C. Von Thol, 



come true from seed. 

 CUTTINGS. Half-ripe wood. Indoor grown plants root more easily 



than outdoor ones. It takes several years for cutting grown plants 



to bloom. A. Hinodigiri, A. amcena, and A. yodogawa propagated 



by cuttings. 

 GRAFTING. See Rhododendron. Veneer graft used indoors in the 



Summer. A. viscosa and A. nudiflora make excellent stocks; 



especially the first, which is the stronger grower. A. ponticum is 



used for all the hardy sorts except the Japanese. 

 LAYERS. A. viscosa and A. amcena. Simple layers. Spring. 



