478 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



PINUS (PINE) 



The White Pine is one of the finest of native conifers and 

 should be planted far more than it is; so should the Scotch and 

 Austrian Pines, whether for timber or windbreaks or as single speci- 

 mens. The florist of the smaller town should set an example and 

 make others follow. We need more conifers; almost every city 

 and town does. And when once established as small plants, these 

 Pines will usually take care of themselves. 



PINUS MUGHO 



This is a dwarf Pine and an excellent one for home ground 

 planting, whether you want it as a single specimen or planted in 

 groups. There are times when three or five of them can be placed 

 to advantage at the end of a shrubbery border or along its edge; 

 or a customer may want an evergreen effect, but object to conifers 

 growing high; or you can use plants for vases or window boxes. 

 They grow slow and at present come rather high in price but, for 

 all that, if you have a show ground, you should plant a few Mughos. 

 They will grow into money for you. 



PLANTAIN LILY 



See Funkia 



PLATYCODON 



'(JAPANESE BELL FLOWER) 

 In itself the individual 

 blossom of Platycodon is 

 about as simple as any 

 flower I can think of; yet 

 when you see a mass of the 

 plants in the hardy border, 

 they are very showy. Be- 

 sides, they can be used to 

 advantage by the florist 

 as cut flowers. He can 

 also make them into sprays 

 for they will last well and 

 go finely with other flow- 

 ers. They grow about two 

 feet in height on slender 

 stems and come in white 

 and blue. Sown indoors in 

 February and planted out- 

 doors in April, they will 

 Fig. 242. A GOOD ROOT SYSTEM ON A PINE, flower in July. 



Transplant or at least root prune shrubs and 



trees in your nursery rows so as to produce 



compact, much-branched balls of fine feeding 



roots. They are much the easiest to move 



PLUME POPPY 



See Bocconia 



