TREE AND SHRUB LIST 197 



IDESIA. Japan Cherry. 



SEEDS. Japanese seedsmen offer seeds. 



CUTTINGS. Soft wood cuttings. 



ROOT CUTTINGS. Make in Autumn, plant in Spring: 

 ILEX. Holly. 



SEEDS. Propagate plants of both sexes. Joseph Meehan writes: 



"The commoner sorts are propagated by seeds. As there is an 

 abundance of seed in the florists' stores at Christmas, a supply should 

 be collected then by those who wish to sow the plant. This applies to 

 both the native, northern form, Ilex opaca, and the English species, 

 /. aquifolium. 



"Holly seeds do not germinate under a year or more. The way to 

 proceed with them is to mix them with sand in a box as soon as they 

 are ripe or in early Winter. The box may be kept in a shed or building 

 through the Winter; when Spring comes wash the seeds free of pulp, 

 as if allowed to remain the pulp is apt to cause fungus to form, to the 

 detriment of the seeds. After the seeds are cleaned they should be 

 mixed with fresh, clean sand and again be placed in a box, there to 

 remain until Autumn, when they should be sown. The seedlings may 

 be expected in late Spring. 



"It is better to treat the seeds as recommended than to sow them 

 as soon as ripe as some do. Such a method renders a bed useless for a 

 whole season, and, worse, it requires weeding and care." 



CUTTINGS. Deciduous sorts are propagated by hard wood cuttings, 

 especially /. crenata. 



LAYERS. Cut down plants to force shoots; then make little upward 

 cuts in stems and insert a pebble to keep each cut open. Heap sand 

 around the plants, covering the shoots all but their tips. When 

 layered in Spring they root by Autumn, but they should be allowed 

 to remain for two Summers. 



BUDDING. Budded in Spring from starting buds; or in Autumn from 

 dormant ones. This method is used in order to insure a plant 

 which will produce berries abundantly. /. opaca, the American 

 Holly, is an excellent stock, but the seedlings of /. aquifolium 

 being easier to obtain, this species is also used. 



GRAFTING. Veneer grafting in August under glass. Select short 



shoots of berry-producing branches for use as cions. 

 INDIGOFERA. Indigo Plant. 



CUTTINGS. Green wood. 

 I TEA. Willow Shrub. 



*SEEDS. Can be grown from seed. 



CUTTINGS. Hard wood. 



DIVISION. 

 JASMINUM. Jasmine. Jessamine. 



CUTTINGS. Nearly mature wood under glass. Layers and suckers. 



LAYERS. Very successful. 

 JUGLANS. Walnuts and Butternut. (See fig. 98.) 



SEEDS. Most of the Walnuts should be treated much as Joseph 

 Meehan advises for the English Walnut, Juglans regia: 



"The nuts of the English Walnut require treatment different from 

 that accorded many other kinds. It won't do in the North to sow 

 them in Autumn. As a rule they rot when so treated. They should 

 be kept indoors, in a rather cool place, mixed with slightly damp 

 sand, and then sown outdoors in Spring, when every one may be expected 

 to grow. Seedlings from imported nuts, and even those from home 

 grown trees, are apt to lose their terminal buds when young. It is. 



