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FLORIDA NURSERY GARDEN NEWS 
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“MILLIONS OF PLANTS” 
CROTONS 
Colorful, beautiful, showy, brilliant, tropical; any 
of these words may be used in speaking of Crotons, 
but none of them (nor all of them put together) 
begin to describe a Croton. Crotons have to be seen 
to be believed. It would be impossible to paint a 
word picture which would adequately convey to a 
person who had never seen a Croton the many col- 
ored beauty of its tropical foliage. 
No two plants are ever exactly alike — in fact no 
two leaves of the same plant are the same. 
There are many, many uses for Crotons in our 
landscaping. Perfect for planter boxes, they also 
make excellent accent plants in a foundation plant- 
ing, or used as border plants for higher growing 
plants and shrubs they are beautiful beyond com- 
parison. 
We have an excellent assortment of Crotons in 
all colors and shades and in many leaf forms — 
broad leaf, oak leaf, narrow leaf and corkscrew, 
some excellent varieties in good sized plants are as 
low as $1.00 with larger ones at $2.50 and up. 
BACK ISSUES OF “FLORIDA NURSERY 
GARDEN NEWS” 
We have had quite a few requests for back issues of this 
publication, and, as long as our supply holds out, we will be 
glad to send you copies of any which you failed to receive or 
which you may have mislaid. (Unfortunately we cannot supply 
copies of the issues of November and December, 1953—Nos. 1 
and 2.) Please send your request for back issues to us at 
P. O. Box 97, Leesburg, Florida. 
FLORIDA NURSERY GARDEN NEWS 
AUGUST, 1954 
Questions You’ve Asked About 
FLORIDA GARDENING! 
My lawn is showing a yellowish color and the indi- 
vidual leaf blades have brown or yellow spots on them. 
Can you tell me what my trouble is and how to over- 
come it? 
It sounds as if you have a fungus condition in your 
lawn. This is not unusual during this season of the 
year. It is brought on either by evening watering or 
rains in the evening and our warm, humid nights. The 
condition can be corrected by spraying with Fermate, 
Orthocide 50 or some other good fungicide. 
Can Avocados be grown successfully in Central Flor- 
ida, and if so, which varieties are best? 
Indeed Avocados can be grown in Central Florida and 
with very good success too. Among the varieties 
which do well in this part of the State are Hall, Lula, 
Booth, Pollock and Choquette. 
In previous issues of the “Florida Nursery Garden 
News” you have mentioned 4-7-5 fertilizer, what do 
these numerals mean? Also you have stressed the im- 
portance of using fertilizers containing “high organic 
content,” why is this desirable? 
The figures 4-7-5 in reference to fertilizers indicate the 
nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium contents, respec- 
tively. In other words, such a fertilizer would contain 
4% nitrogen, 7% phosphorus and 5% potassium. The 
advantage of using a high organic fertilizer is that the 
organic matter which it contains does not leach out 
(or melt and run off) but rather decomposes slowly and 
continues to feed your plants over a comparatively long 
period of time. A completely chemical fertilizer will 
bring on a spurt of growth by making all the plant food 
available at one time, but then between fertilizings the 
plant will be under-nourished. 
When is the best time to prune roses so they will pro- 
duce more and better bloom next winter? 
The latter part of August or early September is a good 
time to do this. Prune your plants severely, cultivate 
them thoroughly, mixing a liberal quantity of a good 
plant food into the soil and be sure to keep them well 
watered. 
Will lack of drainage kill shrubs? Several of mine, 
growing in a damp place, since the water came up 
recently, have withered and died. 
Yes, lack of drainage will kill plants. Not many shrubs 
can tolerate water standing about their feet. If there 
are any live plants left in the flooded area, it would be 
well to take them up and move them to a spot with 
better drainage. 
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