AUGUBA 



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Aucuba can be grown to perfection here. It would almost seem 

 that some men located in parts of our great land where climatic 

 conditions are less severe than in the East and Middle West should 

 go into the growing on of Aucubas more extensively and advertise 

 their many good points. We can get along without them, and the 

 majority of florists do so today, but we would be better off if we all 

 lad a good stock on hand. 



Cuttings taken from the plants after the young growth made 

 luring June and July has hardened off a little will root freely during 

 ,he Fall months in the propagating bench. Keep the little plants 

 n pots during Winter and plant out the following Spring in a cold- 

 rame with good soil; either pot up in Fall or lift the plants with a 



good ball of soil and plant out on a solid bed in a coldhouse. Plant 

 ut again the following Spring and by the middle of September 



root-prune the plants; this is done by taking a tiling spade and 

 utting the roots say 4 in. or so from the plants all around them. 

 This will cause the remaining roots to make a lot] of small, 

 ibrous rootlets, 



and when you lift 

 hem by the end of 

 )ctober you will 

 lave plants which 



will be large 

 nough to go into 8- 

 lin. pots that won't 

 I' notice the trans- 

 planting at all. 

 | Keep them in a 

 ijcool house over 



Winter and the 



following year 



plunge the pots 



outdoors and let 



them have a couple 



of good doses of 



liquid manure. 



Of course it is 



best for the aver- 

 age retail grower, 



to purchase plants 



2 to 3 ft. in height 



in 6- or 7-in. pots ; 



or even smaller 



stock suitable for 



immediate use. 



Fig. 103. AZALEA ANTHONY KOSTER. This is one of the 

 sh3wy varieties belonging to the hardy class 



