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Grown on Soil Many 
Millions of Years Old 
‘a A million or so years ago, Lake Erie’s Ohio banks 
were not where they are now, but miles farther in- 
land. Two recessions occurring a long time ago 
exposed the seven different soils of that section, so 
eminently suited for nursery products. It is in these 
seven distinctly different soils of the old lake bot- 
tom, that Wayside Gardens are producing yearly 
such quantities of plants that, if set 6 inches apart, 
would make a continuous row 630 miles long. 

It’s by far the largest hardy plant nursery in the 
world. Great care is taken in growing the plants in 
the particular one of the seven soils in which they 
best thrive. 


Nothing Left to Guess 
Each soil has been carefully analyzed by scientific experts. 
Nothing is left to guesswork. No needless time and money are 
spent by this great firm in soil experimenting. They start with 
definite proven facts, which you at once sense is one of the 
reasons for Wayside Gardens’ outstanding reputation for 
highest quality stock. 
Another reason is their absolute ruthlessness in ploughing 
under or totally discarding any and all plants that do not come 
up to their high pedigree standards. They select and breed 
plants with the same care taken with dogs, horses and cattle. 
Not so long ago, 30 acres in all were entirely stripped and 
replanted, just because for reasons beyond their control the 
plants were not up to standard. 

Mass Production 
You get some idea of the magnitude of this firm’s opera- 
tions, on learning that they have an annual production of over 
six million plants, in two thousand different varieties. It’s a 
regular thing for them to have 300,000 Phlox, 125,000 
Oriental Poppies, 200,000 Delphiniums and so on. 
In their thirteen houses, are grown each year over three 
million young plants, which during spring and fall are moved 
into fields for further development. Some three and one-quarter 
million are grown from divisions or seed not receiving prelim- 
inary greenhouse treatment while in their juvenile stage. In 
addition to all their plant business, Wayside is known as the 
largest single importer of top-quality tulips and rare and un- 
usual bulbs. They have been the introducer of many of the 
finest things in bulbdom. 
Take time off and visit this great Wayside Gardens concern 
‘at Mentor, Ohio, as I just have. You will come away with a 
new conception of the nursery business, and a new stimulation 
for your own, 
—FLORIST REVIEW 


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