FLORIDA NURSERY GARDEN NEWS 
FEBRUARY 1954 
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GOOD LANDSCAPING IS IMPORTANT! 
DO YOU KNOW— 
THAT the value of your home is increased fifteen to twen- 
ty-five percent by good landscaping? 
THAT eight out of ten homes are not landscaped, but are 
a conglomeration of plants set in at random? 
THAT with a properly designed garden you have a mini- 
mum of maintenance? 
THAT good landscaping is like good music—it soothes and 
inspires? 
THAT you may have a professional landscape plan drawn 
for your home by one of our Graduate Landscape 
Architects? 
THAT you may secure up to $2500.00 for landscaping your 
home thru the F.H.A. Home Improvement Loans, 
with no mortgage necessary? 
THAT a $200.00 landscape planting costs you as little as 
$6.39 per month? 
THAT we have seven experienced Graduate Landscape 
Architects, modern equipment, and more than two 
hundred acres of nursery stock with which to serve 
you? 
THAT we will be happy to give you an estimate on any 
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work you need in our line? 
WRITE TO US AT BOX 97 OR CALL 
US AT 158, LEESBURG, FOR AN 
APPOINTMENT 
IN OCALA, WRITE BOX 390 OR 
CALL MA-28345 
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DON’T FORGET THAT WE HAVE A SERVICE DE- 
PARTMENT, WITH EXPERIENCED SKILLED PER- 
SONNEL TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR SPRAYING, 
PRUNING, FERTILIZING, AND SOIL PROBLEMS. A 
TELEPHONE CALL OR A CARD TO OUR OFFICE 
WILL BRING SOMEONE TO CHECK AND DIAGNOSE 
YOUR TROUBLE AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS, 
AND THEN GIVE YOU AN ESTIMATE ON THE COST. 
THERE IS NO OBLIGATION ... IT’S OUR BUSINESS! 
Questions You’ve Asked About 
FLORIDA GARDENING! 
Q. One of my friends tells me I should bank my Hibiscus to prevent 
their being killed during the winter. Is this necessary? 
A. Banking is recommended for grafted Hibiscus because if the plant 
is killed back below the graft, you lose the choice variety and only the 
root stock comes back. If you will bank to a point above the graft 
union, in event of severe cold, the plant will be protected above the 
graft and the original variety protected. 
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Q. Ihave seen some Begonias used effectively as bedding plants, and 
wonder if any Begonia may be used in that manner or if some special 
variety is necessary. 
A. The Begonia commonly used for bedding is the Begonia semper- 
virens in variety. This is a fibrous rooted begonia, which grows easily 
and blooms for many months in profusion. Some of the varieties used 
successfully in Central Florida include Adeline, a dwarf bright pink 
flowering variety with green foliage; Snowbank, a dwarf white with 
green foliage; Luminosa, a medium height with green foliage and 
orange red blooms; Indian Maid, with bronze foliage and scarlet flow- 
ers which grows to a medium height; Carmen, with bronze foliage and 
rose pink flowers; Prima Donna, medium height, with deep rose pink 
flowers and green foliage; Christmas Cheer, a tall grower with green 
foliage and deep crimson flowers. 
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Q. We have a nice pool and planted several clumps of lilies in tubs 
about five years ago. These bloomed beautifully for a few years, but 
for the past two years, while we have had nice foliage, we have had 
no blossoms. Should we discard these and plant new bulbs? Do lilies 
“bloom out”? 
A. Water lilies do not “bloom out”, but they do multiply so rapidly 
that they crowd themselves out and exhaust the soil in the box in 
which they are planted. We would advise removing the boxes from 
the pool and divide the bulbs, cutting off all divisions and offsets. Put 
new soil in the boxes, and plant one or two bulbs to a two foot box, 
using only the strong crowns. You will find that they will bloom as 
well as ever after this treatment, which is necessary every two to three 
years. This also insures larger flowers. 
If you have questions, please mail them to us at Box 97, 
Leesburg, and we'll be happy to give you all the information 
possible. 
If you do not get the Bulletin regularly and would like to 
have it, or if you would like a binder in which to keep your 
Bulletins, please let us know. 
