332 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



COSMOS 



There isn't a great deal of money to be made out of Cosmos, 

 but the florist should include it among his annuals for Summer 

 and Fall flowering. In Spring you need the plants your customers 

 will want for the old-fashioned border or the cut flower beds; and 

 in Fall they are among the most graceful of cut flowers if frost 

 doesn't come too soon. Some grow Cosmos in pots and place them 

 under glass in the early Fall to cut from when the outdoor ones are 

 past. 



We now have an early sort, also a semi-double, and we can not 

 only grow the smaU plants in a frame, but tdso have some in 23^-in. 

 pots for those who want to pay a little more, rather than plant out 

 from the frame seedlings ten inches long, which usuaUy wilt badly 

 for a few days after they are set out. 



CRAB APPLE 



See Pyrus 



CRANBERRY, HIGH BUSH 



See Viburnum 



CRAT^GUS (HAWTHORN) 



Hawthorns make beautiful large shrubs and small trees, but 

 don't make the mistake of planting them in the smaU shrubbery 

 border of a 50-ft. lot, for these plants want room to develop and 

 can never be seen at their best until after they have been planted 

 five or six years. 



There are double white-, pink-, and red-flowering Hawthorns 

 and among the native sorts we have those which flower in Spring 

 but are most admired for their bright red fruits, which cover the 

 branches long after the frost has cleaned them of all their leaves. 



CROCUS 



There isn't much to an idividual Crocus flower, but when you 

 see a mass of them in the lawn right after the sun has melted the 

 snow away — often so early that there are still traces of it on the 

 north side of the residence — they surely look attractive. 



Every retail florist can sell Crocus bulbs in the Fall and should 

 recommend :them. He can also fill a few fern dishes with the bulbs, 

 let them root in a coldhouse or frame and bring them into flower 

 during Winter. 



The Fall Crocuses, which we can see covering the meadows of 

 Europe in Autumn, are interesting. The bulbs wiU flower without 

 being put into soil, sand or water and it doesn't hurt to have a 

 few on display on your bulb counter. While some of these belong 

 to the Crocus genus, others are really Colchicums. 



