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FLORIDA NURSERY GARDEN NEWS 
JANUARY, 1955 
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FLORIDA NURSERY GARDEN NEWS 
Published by 
FLORIDA NURSERY AND LANDSCAPE CO. 
N. 14th St. 
Phone 158 
LEESBURG 
S. Orange Ave. 
Ph. Ma-28345 
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FLORIDA 
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Plant Now For Fruit For Your Family! 
(These moved only in Dec., Jan. and Feb. when dormant) 
FIGS 
CELESTE. Small fruit; violet colored with rose flesh. 
Ripens June, July. 
D3. bare root 2.50 4:5¢ bare root 5.00 
MUSCADINE GRAPES 
JAMES. Large, black, juicy. August to late fall. 
SCUPPERNONG. Large, bronze, very juicy. 
September. 
THOMAS. Purple-red with sweet amber pulp. 
2 year plants, bare root, $1.25 
August, 
BUNCH GRAPES 
BEACON. Black, good quality. Early. 
CONCORD. Large, blue-black. Very sweet. 
Heavy producer. 
NIAGARA. Greenish yellow. Prolific. One of the best. 
2 year plants, bare root, $1.00 
PECANS 
STUART. Large, medium thin shells. Good quality nut. 
Very hardy and suited to Central Florida. 
4-5' bare root 2.25 6-8’ bare root 5.00 
5-6’ bare root 3.85 8-10‘ bareroot 7.50 
PEARS 
PINEAPPLE. Blight resistent; heavy fruiters. Flesh coarse 
but juicy. 
HOOD PEAR. Large, yellowish green fruit. Very juicy. 
roe bare root $1.50 4-5’ bare root 2.50 
3-4" bareroot 2.00 
PERSIMMON 
GAILEY. Small, oblate-conical, red. Used to insure polli- 
nation. 
TANE-NASHI. Large, conical, light yellow, changing to 
bright red. 
DRS bare root $1.50 4-5/ 
3-4’ bare root 2.00 5-6’ 
bare root 2.50 
bare root 3.00 
Questions You’ve Asked About 
FLORIDA GARDENING! 
Q. During the recent cold spell, my crotons dropped their 
leaves. Should I cut them back now? 
A. We recommend waiting for a few weeks to see how far 
back the wood was damaged. It may be that just the 
leaf droppage is all the damage you have. If so, new 
shoots should begin to come out soon. If the stem is 
killed back, you can cut it back to the point where the 
new buds are cuming out. 
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Q. Should I fertilize my Azaleas now? 
A. No, and for two good reasons! If you fertilize now and 
stimulate new growth, you will probably force all the 
bloom buds off and lose your blossoms this season. 
Second, any stimulation to growth will make the 
Azaleas susceptible to cold damage. Azaleas are fer- 
tilized around March 15th to April Ist, and again in 
June. A light application may be made in September, 
but not enough to stimulate any growth. 
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Q. We have recently moved to Florida and know little 
about the grass and plant problems here. Our centipede 
lawn, which was very green until recently, has turned 
brown. Can you tell us why, and what we can do to 
make it green again? 
A. Centipede grass is damaged by frosts and no doubt that 
is your trouble. A good application of fertilizer and 
plenty of water will green it up again. In the future, if 
you will wash the frost off the grass before the sun hits 
it, this will minimize the damage to your grass. 
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Q. Can you tell me the name of the rose known as the 
“Sweetheart Rose” and used for dainty corsages and 
bouquets? 
A. This is perhaps the Cecile Brunner—one of the Flori- 
bunda roses that is wonderful for both bedding and cut 
flowers. It is a pale pink, with perfect shaped buds, 
and is everblooming. 
PEACH 
JEWEL. Best variety for Central Florida. Budded on wild 
plum root stock for better growth. Produces freely, 
medium to large peach of finest quality. Free stone. 
Ripen in May. 
3-4’ bare root $2.25 
