WISTARIA, XERANTHEMUM 



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WEIGELA 



See Diervilla 



WILLOW 



See Salix 



WISTARIA 



The Wistarias are, 

 without a doubt, among 

 the most handsome and 

 showy hardly climbers we 

 have. When ten or more 

 years old, and given plenty 

 of room, a specimen in 

 bloom is indeed hard to 

 beat. There is one 

 trouble, and a serious one, 

 your customers may have ; 

 that is, that their plants 

 keep on growing and don't 

 flower. This in most cases 

 results from having sold 

 them plants grown from 

 seed. It may be unknown 

 to you, but it is a fact that 

 grafted plants flower freely 

 even wh n small, while 

 seedlings may flower and 

 may not. At least, most 

 of them don't until they are very old. In order to avoid this 

 trouble, when you order stock be sure and obtain grafted plants 

 and be willing to pay more for them. 



Fig. 286. YUCCA FILAMENTOSA. This is a showy 

 plant when in bloom, its stems, 5 to 6 ft. tall, 

 being covered with masses of creamy white, bell- 

 shaped flowers 



XERANTHEMUM ANNUUM 



If you have use for so-called everlasting flowers, you should in- 

 clude in the list a few Xeranthemums. They are as desirable as 

 any of the others and more so than Helichrysums, being more grace- 

 ful. Treat the same as other annuals, outdoor sowing being almost 

 as satisfactory as starting them under glass. They come in a 

 beautiful rose color, white, and red and will grow fully three feet 

 high. For early results sow in a hotbed and transplant later into 

 the field. It doesn't cost much to grow a few rows and the country 

 florist especially often has good use for the flowers during the Winter 

 months. 



