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FLORIDA NURSERY GARDEN NEWS 
JUNE 1954 
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WHY THE TIN CANS? 
Now you may plant the year round! 
By growing our plant materials in containers of one 
type or another, we are able to offer them to you for 
transplanting into your garden all year round without 
any danger of damage to the plant. This was not entirely 
true of many trees and plants when they were grown in 
the ground and had to be dug and replanted. 
For example, you folks in this part of Florida have 
undoubtedly heard that citrus may only be transplanted 
in the winter and spring. This is true of citrus trees that 
are removed from commercial nurseries in a bare-root 
condition and replanted, but we have citrus trees of all 
varieties which have been grown in containers and which 
may be moved just as safely now as back in January. As 
a matter of fact, many of these citrus trees have fruit on 
them and still they may be removed from the cans in 
which they have been grown and put into your garden 
without danger of them dying and in most cases without 
the loss of the fruit which they now bear. 
Of course this is not only true of citrus. Most of our 
landscape plants such as flowering shrubs, trees, etc., are 
also grown in containers and you may set them out at 
your home now, or at any time during the summer, with 
every bit as much confidence as would be true if you 
were to have planted them last winter. Naturally, either 
container grown plants or those which have been grown 
in the nursery row must have plenty of water after 
transplanting, but, given proper care, our container 
grown plant materials may be re-planted at your home 
at any time that is convenient to you. This is just another 
sample of the service which we at Florida Nursery & 
Landscape Co. offer to our friends and customers in our 
effort to help beautify your homes and to make for more 
gracious living here in Central Florida. 
Questions You’ve Asked About 
FLORIDA GARDENING! 
Q. Is it practical for me to spray my shrubbery myself or 
would I be better off to have a professional do this for 
me? 
A. The “professional” has a decided edge on you. He not 
only has the know how, and knowledge of the best 
spray materials for a given situation, but has high 
pressure equipment which atomizes the spray materials 
used and drives it home much better than you could 
with the equipment available to you. 
How often and when should Poinsettias be cut back? 
First you must make up your mind as to whether you 
want many smaller blossoms or a few large specimen 
blooms. The Poinsettia roots send up just so much 
energy and that energy will be divided among the 
blossoms. The plant is cut back severely after the 
blooming season and fertilized heavily. Cut them back 
again in July, tip those new branches again in August 
if you want heavy bloom, and then make the final cut 
back the first week in September (never later than the 
15th). If your garden permits the long branches to 
overhang and you want a few large blossoms, trim only 
after the blooming season and again in July, no more. 
Q. Some of my plants seem to have a rusty look, with the 
leaves curling around the edges. Later the leaves drop 
off and the plants die. Can you recommend some 
control measure? 
A. Although your description is a little vague, at this sea- 
son of the year we believe that your plants may be 
infested with Red Spider. If you will rub the underside 
of the affected leaves with your finger, you will notice 
the minute webs and if you look through a good magni- 
fying glass, you can see the tiny red spiders, like little 
grains of red clay, hiding safely behind the web. A 
good safe control measure is spraying with Orthol, 
using 2% Tablespoons to one quart of water, with two 
applications about ten days apart. 
Q. What kind of fertilizer is the best for Ixoras? Do they 
like Peat soil? 
A. Ixoras seem to thrive pretty well in a variety of soils, 
but they prefer a soil rich in humus. Therefore, it is 
wise to plant them with peat mixed into the soil, and 
feed them with a high organic fertilizer frequently. 
Some bone meal may be incorporated in the soil when 
planting to a good advantage, and a mulch of old and 
dry cow manure will be beneficial. 
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Have You Gotten Your Binder? 
If not, we have one for you. It’s punched to fit your 
Florida Nursery Garden News and will be very handy 
in helping you to keep these monthly publications for 
reference. Drop a card to us at P. O. Box 97, Leesburg, 
Florida, and we will be glad to send your binder to 
you. 
