206 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



SCOTCH PINE (Pinus sylvestris) 



The Scotch Pine should be far more extensively grown. It is 

 a splendid evergreen and grows more beautiful the larger it gets. 



WHITE PINE (Pinus Strobus) 



In many sections of the East and Middle West there is room for 

 thousands of White Pines to help beautify our Winter landscapes. 

 Even those who grow on conifers on a small scale should do their 

 part to encourage the planting of this Pine. Even in the smaller 

 sizes you want it for variety's sake if for nothing else. 



AMERICAN YEW (Taxus canadensis) 



Try to grow a few Taxus to round out the assortment for your 

 patrons to choose from. They are hardy and showy and would 

 become more popular if people could see more of them. 



CONCOLOR FIR (Abies concolor) 



For windbreaks or places where the owner doesn't care how 

 high his evergreens will ultimately grow, these Firs will fill the 

 bill. But you can also use them to advantage when in a small state. 



FIFTEEN DESIRABLE HARDY FERNS 



E florist depending on a local trade and making bedding 

 stock a specialty is bound to have calls for hardy ferns and should 

 get acquainted with a dozen or so varieties that he can recommend 

 to his patrons. 



Hardly ever have we call for hardy ferns to be planted on the 

 smaller new grounds, particularly building sites where there is a 

 lack of trees. There the question of lawn, trees and suitable shrubs 

 comes first ; but as the trees and shrubs keep on growing and develop- 

 ing, and shady spots and nooks are created, the owner begins to 

 think about hardy ferns to take the place of flower beds or borders 

 where, for want of sunlight, Geraniums and other bedding plants 

 don't do as well as they once did. Or the owner may feel like making 

 changes. There are, of course, places where the natural conditions 

 in the beginning are ideal for ferns and flowering hardy plants 

 adapted for shady positions. 



Anyway, it usually doesn't take much to create a spot where 

 hardy ferns can be used to good advantage. There is, of course, 

 this disadvantage about a fern bed: that many varieties, including 

 some beautiful ones, begin to look anything but attractive toward 

 the end of Summer. But there are many others that are evergreen ; 

 and again there are plants such as Sedums, Hypericums, Lilies and 

 others which, if necessary, can be used in connection with ferns to 



