Cornus florida 
One of the handsomest of the American flowering trees is the 
Flowering Dogwood. From Massachusetts to Florida, and west 
as far as Texas, this fine tree may be found on the edge of wood¬ 
lands and scattered through open woods as well as in the open. 
The flowers of the Dogwoods are rather inconspicuous but are 
surrounded by a lovely involucre of white or pink bracts, and 
as these flower-heads are freely produced the Dogwoods in bloom 
are a wondrous spectacle. 
Many ornamental plants have one outstanding feature, others 
have two, but the Dogwood delights us three times in the year: 
in the spring when the trees are covered with their white or pink 
dress, in autumn when nature turns the foliage bright scarlet, 
and later, after the foliage drops, when the bare branches present 
their scarlet berries for the hungry birds. 
The white Dogwood is the original native, the pink variety 
being a sport or mutation which must be propagated by grafting 
on roots of the white variety. A pair of these, one white, one 
pink, make lawn specimens that are interesting twelve months 
in the year. 
The Dogwoods have been garden ornaments for over a century 
but it is only in recent years that they have been properly ap¬ 
preciated. Our young trees are all shapely, and being nursery 
grown, will transplant safely, displaying their charms when 
quite small. See page 17 for prices. 
Hydrangea macrophylla otaksa 
The French Hydrangea 
In the South these can be grown outdoors where they develop 
into magnificent specimens carrying masses of great flower-heads 
as shown in the illustration. In the North they are not reliably 
hardy, so are usually grown in tubs or boxes and brought inside 
in winter. 
The color is either pink or blue, depending on the soil and 
culture. For pink flowers use good garden soil, keep it well limed, 
and do not let the plants want for water. Blue flowers require 
an acid soil—a very acid one—which can be secured by adding 
one-half pound of alum to each bushel of soil. The addition of 
iron filings to the soil will also keep the flowers blue. 
The tubbed or boxed plants should be taken into a cool cellar 
as soon as hard frosts have removed the foliage, where they 
should have just enough water during the winter to keep the 
roots from drying out. In the spring they should be taken out of 
the container, fresh soil applied, then set outside for the season. 
Plants 6 feet tall and with a diameter almost twice as much have 
been grown in this manner. 
If it is preferred to plant them out in the ground, they can be 
safely wintered by boxing the plants where they stand. Their 
natural bloom-time is July and August. See page 29 for prices. 
Come, Visit Our Nursery 
Again let us call your attention to the satis¬ 
faction there is in selecting your own plants as 
they are growing in the Nursery. Our salesmen 
will advise you as to the ultimate size and habits 
of the plant, its soil-requirements, arid the like. 
We grow many varieties of plants 
and you may find some here you 
never even heard of. Come, look 
over these out-of-the-ordinary 
things as well as our extra¬ 
quality stock 
of the better- 
known things. 
Cornus florida rubra (Pink-flowering Dogwood). See page 17 
Hydrangea macrophylla otaksa. See page 29 
Cornus florida (White-flowering Dogwood). See page 17 
