HOUSE AND GARDEN 
November, 
1913 
337 
ject for discussion to take up here. In 
selecting, the best way wherever possible 
is to visit a nursery or some large estate 
where the new varieties may be seen in 
flower, and judge accordingly. Such 
beautiful new things as the King Alfred 
daffodil, a wonderful new stonecrop like 
Sedum spectabilis, a crimson spirea like 
Walluf, a weigela like Eva Rathke, or 
some of the splendid new phloxes or hardy 
asters, are well worth all the trouble one 
may take to obtain them. 
I think that the most fascinating work in 
connection with flowers and plants is that 
of propagating. Of course, technically 
speaking, raising plants from seed comes 
under this classification, but I refer to the 
making and rooting of cuttings, the divi¬ 
sion of roots and bulbs, and so forth. 
Many people seem to take it for granted 
that there is some sort of mystery about 
this business which places it beyond their 
list of accomplishments. It is quite true 
that some things are propagated with dif¬ 
ficulty, but that is not the general rule. 
Most of the garden plants which can be 
carried over through the winter, such as 
geraniums, heliotrope, snap-dragons, some 
of the hardy shrubs, most of the hardy 
perennials, and many of the bulbous 
plants, may be increased with little trouble 
if one takes the pains to learn how to do it. 
In the case of the cutting of tender 
plants, all the apparatus you require is a 
shallow box full of clean, gritty sand and 
a place in which this can be kept in the 
light and watered, without having the 
temperature go below forty-five or so at 
night. The cuttings are taken from the 
terminal shoots of the plants; that is, new 
growth which has not been touched by 
frost and is firm enough to make a clean 
break when you bend it, instead of doub¬ 
ling up. The cut should be made clean 
and firm with no bruised edges, and may 
be either straight across or on a slant, and 
for most soft-wooded plants taken either 
at a joint or below it. The cuttings are 
from two' to four inches long and the 
leaves should be cut off clean from the 
lower half. Insert them in the moist sand 
to half their length, and shelter them from 
bright sunshine for three or four days. 
In two or three weeks they should begin to 
show roots at the bottom, and they should 
then be put in small pots of good soil. 
Cuttings of hardy shrubs such as privet, 
which are generally wanted in large num¬ 
bers, are usually tied in small bundles of 
twentv-five or so, for convenience in 
handling. These cuttings are usually 
made about six inches long, and should be 
from new wood, but only that which has 
ripened enough to be firm and hard. 
Hydrangeas, forsythias, weigelas and a 
number of others mav be handled in the 
same way. The cuttings may be kept in 
moist sand or moss over winter, or if made 
early in the fall put directly into the soil. 
These cuttings are planted outdoors, but 
must be put in a place where drainage is 
perfect, and either mulched or shaded so 
that they will not be heaved out of position 
Isaac Hicks and Son, 
Westbury, L. I. 
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takes 15 years to grow. Hicks lias hun¬ 
dreds of such Norway Maples that will 
save you 10 years of waiting. Considering the 
immediate effect and actual value in dollars 
such trees at once give to your property, our 
price for such trees you will find surprisingly 
reasonable. 
Fall is an ideal time to plant them. Hone 
now, the ground gets firmly settled around the 
roots; holding the tree firmly and giving the 
roots a hold on the soil so that abundant food 
can be at once supplied to the leaves and 
branches next Spring. The foliage will be 
fuller and stronger the first Summer. 
Shrubs and Ilardy Plants can be planted now. 
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us that our values in these are unusual in 
size and quality. 
November is the time to arrange for mov¬ 
ing large evergreens in winter. Are there 
Pines, Cedars, Spruce, Hemlock, Fir, six to 
twenty-five feet high you want to have on your 
grounds? We have them in our nursery. Are 
there some in your vicinity to move? We can 
send competent men and apparatus. Mulch 
now to keep out frost, and economical work 
can be done all Winter. 
There’s a satisfaction in coming to the 
Nursery and picking out such trees, shrubs, and 
plants as you may want; but if you can’t come 
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