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The Florists' Review 



March 1, 1917. 



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POLISH PRIVET 



S The only absolutely hardy privet known. Introduced from Poland Russia over 80 years ago by the Iowa s 



S State Colleg^e. S 



E Novf growing in every Northern State in the Union. Tested for hardiness on all the Dominion Experimental 5 



S Farms in Canada, from Nova Scotia to Vancouver. Mr. Angus Mackey, Inspector of Farms for Western Canada, writes g 



= from Indian Head, Sask., that the Polish Privet is quite hardy and doing well. Write for circular giving prices and s 



= full description, with testimonials from over 60 prominent Horticulturists and Growers in both the U. S. and Canada, s 



= What's the use of monkeying with Privet that kills back every few winters. Plant the PoliBh— it never winter- s 



= kills, is a fine grower, beautiful dark green foliage throughout the season, nearly evergreen. Propagates readily, s 



S Large stock, all grades, low prices. S 



E Ask for Surplus Ust of Large Evergrreens and Shade Trees. Specimen trees of N. Spruce, White Pine and = 



S Arbor Vitae in sizes up to 12 feet. Our 30 years in the business is your guarantee. Address S 



i HOME NURSERY 



IRVIN INGELS, La Fayette, Illinois 



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FRUIT TREES. ORNAMENTAL TREES. SHRUBS. SMALL FRUITS, ROSES, CLEMATIS. PHLOX. PEONIES. HERBACEOUS 

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not succeed in these climates, it is cer- 

 tiiinly not on account of excessive cold. 

 My experience with it is that it is not 

 worth planting except just as a curiosity 

 or to make one in a collection. 



Another tree that is unsatisfactory 

 in this country is Cryptomeria Ja[)onica, 

 though 1 have had charge of beautiful 

 speeimens of it in England, where it 

 makes a fine tree and succeeds admir- 

 ablv. T have a photo of this cryp- 

 tomeria growing, or ratiier existing, 

 near Boston, Mass. Tlie tree has prob 

 ably been ])lanted fifty or sixty years, 

 but is nothing more than a skeleton. 1 

 have met with this tree more or less 

 down into central Florida, but have yet 

 to see a specimen of any age or size 

 that could be calle<l respectable. Two 

 or three vears ago there was a largo 

 specimen of it in South Carolina, the 

 best T have seen in this country, but 

 it was receiitlv broken u]> so badly by 

 a cyclone that it is now little better 

 than a telegraph jiole. i was informed 

 by the owner that he had planted it 

 lit'ty-five years before it was broken up 

 by the cvdone referred to. 



'There are some trees of (lyptomena 

 .laiionica in Central i)ark, N. Y., that 

 have been planted some time, but they 

 wouM look better on tlie rubbish heap 

 than as examj.les of what a tree should 

 not be. This trep is being extensively 

 planted around New York. It may retain 

 its shape and color for a year or two, 

 but I never have met with a specimen 

 of any age from Boston to Florida that 

 was worth looking at. 



Some time ago a heilge of this tree 

 was referred to bv a well known writer 

 as near Philadelfdiia. This was prob- 

 ably on the estate of former Senator 

 Addicks, in a little village between 

 niiladeli)hia and Wilmington, Del., the 

 name of which does not occur to me 

 at the moment. I am well acquainted 

 with this hedge and was informed by 

 the gardener who planted it that it was 

 made up of some surplus stock which 

 he himself had propagated and, having 

 more than he wanted, he had planted it 

 out as a hedge to get rid of it. It was 



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( 1 ) Begonia Ricinifolia 



•_' 14-inch pot 10c each 



(2) Begonia Rex— Two Varieties 



2-inch pot 8c each 



(3) Begonia Sunderbruchi 



L'14-inch pot 10c each 



(4) Easier Greeting Pelargonium 



2-inch pot 7c each 



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 6,000 PELARGONIUMS 



( Photograph of stock Jan. 6. 1917) 



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 at onee. 



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