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THE ELM CITY NURSERY CO. 
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 
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Beautiful 
DECIDUOUS TREES 
Japanese Magnolias in vy ariety, in balls, 3 to 7 feet 
Flowering Dogwood white. pink. red, 3 to 8 feet 
Japanese M aples in variety, from pots, 1 to 4 feet 
EVERGREEN TREES 
Japanese Umbrella Pines, in balls, 1 to 5 feet 
Japanese Yew (Cuspidata). in balls, 1 to 2 feet 
Koster’s Blue Spruce, in balls, = to 5 feet 
DECIDUOUS SHRUBS 
Azaleas in great variety, in balls, 1 to 4 feet 
SOMBANY f 
be es coerce 
New Fernleaf Sumach (Staghorn), r to 6 feet 
Choice Lilacs in great variety, 
1 to 6 feet 
EVERGREEN SHRUBS 
Rhododendrons. hardy named sorts, 1 to 3 feet 
Rhododendron Maximum (also carload lots), 1 to 
10 feet 
Kalmia or Laurel (also carloads), 1 to 5 feet 
HARDY VINES 
Actinidia, new and desirable, 1 to 6 feet 
Wistaria Muliijuga, rare, 2 to 10 feet 
Clematis in variety, strong roots 
GARDEN ROSES 
Killarney, strong dormant plants 
Frau Kari Drusc hki, strong dormant plants 
Baby Rambler, dormant plants and pot grown 
HERBACEOUS PLANTS 
Hardy Chrysanthemums in variety, in pots 
Japanese Anemones in variety, field grown 
Shasta Daisies (Alaska), strong field grown 
FORMAL TREES IN TUBS 
Specimen Bays (Laurus), a grand lot 
Specimen Box, standard and pyramidal 
Specimen Hy dr angeas (large), for summer use 
HEDGE PLANTS 
California Privet, large stock, 1 to 6 feet 
Japanese Barberry (Thunber ‘gii), 1 to 3 feet 
American Hemlock (Tsuga), 1 to 3 feet 
FRUIT TREES, ETC. 
Apples, Pears, Cherries, Peaches, Quinces, Plums, 
etc., 4 to 8 feet 
Grape Vines, Berry 
etc., large stock 
3ushes, Asparagus Plants, 
UST A FEW” of the many desirable things to be 
obtained at our Nursery are noted above. All of 
of them are listed with sizes and prices in our 
New Catalog, just issued. You should have a copy 
of this New Catalog, and we will gladly send youa 
copy promptly on request. 
CHAS, S, SEDGWICK, Arch’t sitsiareatc 
There is no charge. 
THE ELM CITY NURSERY CO. 
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT 
Visitors always welcome at the Nursery 
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AATIONALS 
rT TINGS 
In order to carry out any color scheme it 
will be necessary to get seed in which each 
color is by itself. Mixed packages will give 
you a jumble of colors. This you must avoid. 
If you do not care to use as much seed of 
each color as comes in a package, club your 
order with a friend, and divide at seed sowing 
time. Generally there is seed enough in a 
package to provide as many plants of a color 
as three or four persons would be likely to 
make use of. 
The third thing to do is to spade up your 
garden. Do not undertake this work until 
the ground has got rid of the excessive mois- 
ture of early spring. At the North the frost 
of May is quite early enough to do this. Turn 
up the soil to the depth of at least a foot, and 
leave it in clods, as it falls from the spade, 
until, under the combined action of air and 
sun, it is In a condition to fall apart easily. 
Then—and not till then—work it over until 
it Is as fine and mellow as it can be made, in- 
corporating with it whatever fertilizer you 
decide to use. “Then shape it into beds, and 
let it absorb the warmth of several sunshiny 
days before you put any seed into it. 
Fine seed—like that of the petunia and the 
portulaca—should be scattered on the sur- 
face, and pressed down into the soil by a 
smooth board. Larger seed may have a slight 
covering of soil sifted over it. “The inch-deep 
covering many amateurs are in the habit of 
giving is suited only to the largest seeds, like 
those of the ricinus and nasturtium. Such 
a covering would smother small seed and pre- 
vent it from germinating. 
What flowers are best for massing? Petu- 
nias, phlox drummondii, calliopsis, nastur- 
tiums, asters, verbenas, candytuft, sweet alys- 
sum, poppies. Keep each one of these plants in a 
bed by itself, if you would have them most 
effective, though it is possible to confine them 
with very pleasing results if harmonious col- 
ors are used together, and each kind of plant 
is grown in a mass, rather than singly. <A 
helter-skelter, hap-hazard arrangement will 
never give satisfaction to the gardener who 
has a keen eye for color. 
What annuals combine well? ‘The pink, 
white and pale yellow phloxes are in perfect 
harmony with such brilliant colors as those 
afforded by the calliopsis, the marigold, and 
the nasturtium. “The dark hues of scabiosa 
heighten the effect of their delicate tints most 
charmingly. The soft lavender of the agera- 
tum blends with them exquisitely, and gives 
to the color chord a suggestion of minor tones 
that an artist who is also a musician would 
find most delightful. Very pleasing effects are 
secured by filling the center of a circular bed 
with a mass of one color, and surrounding it 
with alternating rows of other colors, always 
keeping in mind the law of color harmony. 
The admission of one discordant hue will 
throw the whole arrangement “out of tune.” 
Guard against such disastrous results by mak- 
ing sure of your colors before you locate them. 
What kinds are best for cutting? At the 
head of the list I think I would place the 
sweet pea. “This flower is dainty in coloring, 
graceful in habit, and delightfully sweet— 
three most important qualities for cut flowers. 
But—keep it by itself when you make use of 
it for indoor decoration. I do not call to 
mind one flower that it combines well with. 
Nasturtiums are charming for bowls, when 
used with a few of their own green leaves. 
Never crowd them, and never use them in tall 
vases. Asters, especially the long stemmed, 
branching varieties, are indispensable for late 
autumn use. ‘The best of these are the pure 
white, the pale pink and the soft lavender 
varieties. Ten-week stock is another plant 
that will always give pleasure in cut form. 
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May, 1906 
