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can be cut back and replanted in the nursery where in a couple of 

 years they will again develop into salable stock. 



TAGETES (MARIGOLD) 



The tall-growing Marigolds are showy Summer flowers but not 

 of much use to the florist except for decorative work, where a bold 

 effect is wanted. The dwarf sorts may be considered for bordering. 

 However, you should always sow out a few rows in a frame in April ; 

 some of your customers are bound to want a few of them for planting 

 out. Tageles signata pumila is one of the finest of all dwarf border 

 plants and will do well even in partly shaded positions. It has 

 fine, fern-like leaves and single, deep yellow flowers and stays in 

 bloom all Summer. You can grow a few plants on in pots or sow seed 

 outdoors. 



TAMARIX 



As yet the Tamarixes are strangers to most florists. They 

 may have heard the name but that is about all, and the majority 

 of them keep on buying Asparagus Sprengeri throughout the Sum- 

 mer when a row of Tamarix 50 ft. long would furnish all Summer 

 long the finest kind of greens. This is not to say that it would 

 answer for all purposes for which Asparagus can be used. But this 

 much is certain, that a row of Tamarix would pay as well if not 

 better than anything else in the garden. 



There are several varieties of Tamarix and all are good, as they 

 have the same fine feathery, Asparagus-like foliage on graceful 

 stems. While they are beautiful when in bloom, it is the green we 

 can cut from the plants which appeals to us most. They are classed 

 among the shrubs and will grow 10 ft. and over. In some localities 

 they are not quite hardy and will freeze down quite a way. That, 

 however, doesn't hurt in the least, for it is the young growth you 

 want. The branches when cut should be placed deep in water and 

 kept for a day in a cool, dark place. After that use them the same 

 as Asparagus. 



The out of town florist who can help himself can get along 

 nicely with this green during the Summer months for almost every 

 occasion. Plenty of Tamarix and Gypsophila elegans means much 

 during July, August and September, and where is the florist in the 

 country who cannot have these two? 



Your nurseryman will supply you with 2- or 3-ft. stock. Gut 

 the plants back to within a few inches of the ground and plant them 

 about 3 ft. apart. If this is done in April, you will cut the first green 

 in early July and keep it up all Summer. You will get twice as much 

 the next year. What counts today is to be able to grow on whatever 

 can be grown on your own place and that does not require much atten- 



