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PLANT CULTURE 



Acer polymorphum atropurpureum 



Propagation. Some of the varieties known as A. palmatum 

 atropurpureum, A. p. dissectum and A. p. sangiiineum set seeds freel.v 

 and produce plants like the parents; these seedlings are much more 

 vigorous than grafted plants. From old plants of A. palmatum 

 seedlings are raised on which the finer varieties are grafted. Veneer 

 grafting is the system most commonly employed. 



.ESCULUS (Pavia. Dwarf Horse Chestnut). The com- 

 monest shrubby species, ^E. parviflora (macrostachya), grows from 

 3 to 9 feet high, spreading rapidly by means of stoloniferous roots. 

 It flowers in June; the flowers are white, disposed in upright ra- 

 cemes. jE. Pavia (rubra) var. purpurea blooms in a very young 

 state; it will succeed either in sun or shade. 



Propagation. Seedlings make satisfactory blooming plants; 

 ^■E. parviflora is best propagated by division. 



AMORPHA (Bastard Indigo). A pretty and interesting 

 shrub. The leaves of A. fruticosa, the species most commonly 

 grown, are pinnate and at a distance have a feathery appearance. 

 The flowers, arranged in spikes, are ver\' dark purple. 



Propagation. It is propagated by seeds, also by green or 

 hardwood cuttings. 



