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A. armata or A. Riceana don't even need pruning back; give 

 ;m a shift, plunge the pots outdoors or bury them all together 

 jl Fall, when they can get another shift and be brought in to 

 coldest house. 



ACALYPHA 



Some of the Acalyphas make showy pot plants, but they are 

 t known to the florist as bedders on account of their beautiful 

 age. We see them used in the public parks and on large estates 

 ere they are treated almost like show Coleus. Cuttings taken 

 m overwintered stock plants need, like those of Coleus, a bottom 

 it of 65 deg. or so in order to root quickly. A. Sanderi, with its 



leg, red, drooping flower-spikes, makes the best sort for pots and 

 ca also be used for outdoors. Among the bedding sorts we have 

 i marginata, with green and rose-colored foliage; A. Miltoniana, 

 li.it green with a white edge, and A. bicolor compacta, with yellow 

 b tches on the leaves. 



ACER JAPONICUM (JAPANESE MAPLE) 



With their beautifully colored leaves in different shades of 

 low, light red and deep red, these Maples make most showy pot 

 nts during early Spring. They are, therefore, desirable decorative 

 terial for the retailer. 



You can obtain either potgrown stock or such as is in a dormant 

 s te with naked roots, from your nurseryman. After being heeled 

 in a deep frame up to the middle of January, they should be 

 bsught indoors, potted up in a good, stiff soil and allowed to come 

 ng slowly in a cool house. Increase the temperature a little when 

 y are once under way, but don't subject them to a hot, dry house 

 any time. Leftover plants can be planted out in the field and 

 d again. 



ACHILLEA 



When you once get a row of Achillea established, and get into 

 5 habit of cutting the flowers during the Summer months, you will 

 want to get along without it. I am speaking of Achillea 

 irmica "The Pearl," or, what is still better, Roule de Neige, a 

 double sort. 



The flowers of these Achilleas come ten or more on a graceful 

 m and resemble those of Feverfew although only about one- 

 irth their size; they are fine for bouquets or design work, lasting 

 i days. No other perennial can get along in poorer soil, or with 

 j3 care, or is hardier. You can easily increase your stock by divi- 

 jn, which is best done by the early part of September; or, if you 



