538 FRITZ BAHR'S COMMERCIAL FLORICULTURE 



Fig. 278. — ^A Specimen Outdoor Lilac. A Lilac hedge in bloom is beautiful, but 

 no more so than a single specimen if given plenty of space for its proper development 



dency to produce a short, stocky growth which makes the most 

 flowering wood. You can lift plants in late Fall, leaving as much 

 of a ball on as you can. If not too large, pot them up; otherwise 

 heel them in a frame and keep watered. 



The plants can be brought in for forcing about January. Place 

 them in a hot, dark place and not only keep them watered, but 

 also spray them three or four times each day with warm water. 

 They can stand from 70 to 80 deg. or even more, if you keep the 

 wood moist. Later batches when brought in will require less forcing. 



Pot^grown Lilacs can be handled quite difl'erently and don't 

 need a pitch dark place. They also are ideal Easter plants, for 

 which date they can be allowed to come along slowly in a 55-deg. 

 house from one month before Easter on. Of course a great deal 

 depends on weather conditions and you can increase the temperature 

 if you find the plants slow. Plants which are left over after Easter 



