CATALOGUE OF THE YOKOHAMA NURSERY Co , Ltd. (1909). 



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COLLECTION OF DWARFED IREES. 



atmospheric 

 conditions, nev- 

 ertheless sun 

 and air are neces- 

 sary to maintain 

 health therefore 

 keep the plants 

 out-of-doors as 

 much as possible. 



Maples and 

 other daciduous 

 trees take the 

 same treatment 

 as Thuja obtusa 

 as r e a r d s 

 watering but are 

 much more ac- 

 c o m m o d a t i n g 

 than evergreens; 

 i n fairly mild 

 climates, the 

 maples may 

 remain out - of - 

 doors all winter, 

 but where the 

 frost is very 

 severe they 

 should be kept 



in a cellar after the leaves have fallen in autumn, the soil must always be kept moist but not 

 wet ; early in spring put the plant out-of-doors and fully^exposed to all weathers and when 

 in full leaf use for decoration in-doors as needed. 



Manuring: — When the trees commence growing in spring we gi\'e manure twice a 

 month say March, April, May and June, again September and October, in the hot days of 

 July and August we give no manure and the same in winter and early spring, the plants 

 then being at rest, the best manure is finely powdered oil cake or bone meal, to a jardinier 

 I foot in diameter we give 3 or 4 large teaspoonfuls not Jicapcd of this dry manure spread 

 ex'enly round the edge of the jardinier, a larger or smaller will require more or less, a small 

 jardinier say 3 inches by 6 inches, half a teaspoonful will be ample each time. 



Repotting: — This is done by us once in 2 or 3 years as follows: lift the plant out of 

 the jardinier and with a sharp pointed stick remove about ^ of the old soil around the id^cs 

 nnd bottom, cutting away a portion of the old fine roots but none of the strong roots, then 

 replace the plant, in the same jardinier first looking to the drainage, for a small shallow 

 jardinier we use a f^at piece of tin or a flat crock over each hole, over this spread some 

 rich fresh soil, neatly balance the plant and fill up with the same rich fresh soil to within 

 J an inch of the rims, this holds the water and prevents the manure being washed over the 

 sides of the jardinier also the soil should be made sufficiently tight round the edges of the 

 jardinier to prevent the escape of water, it being of the first importance that the entire ball 

 of soil around the plant be moistened at each watering, should the watering of the plant at 

 any time be neglected and the soil has become quite dry, put the jardinier in a tub of water 

 for 10 or 15 minutes, not longer ^ and if the injury is not too serious the plant will recover. 

 In the case of large plants we use hollow crocks for drainage, the same as is used by growers 

 of specimen plants. After several repottings, the plant having increased in size, shift into a 

 larger pot, but as dwarfness is the thing aimed at the smaller the shift the better. Repotting 

 should be done February or 3*larch just before spring growth commences. 



We advise when it is possible to get the above work done by a good gardener who has 

 been accustomed the handling of Heaths, New Holland plants, etc. In the case of very 

 shallow jardiniers we find it desirable annually to replace a portion of the old soil to 

 maintain a healthy growth. 



