Supervisor of shrubs, Presi- 
dent Grullemans, and son 
Winslow, inspect some 
“Daphne Somerset’? seed- 
lings which have just been 
transferred from small pots 
to larger ones. This is the 
best way to handle this fine 
shrub which does not trans- 
plant readily with ‘bare 
roots.”’ 
Supt. of Shrubs and Flower- 
ering Tree Dept., with 
Winslow Grullemans,  in- 
spect young plants of our 
new, red flowering Crab 
Apple, ‘Crimson Brilliant’’. 
For extraordinary color con- 
trast in the spring garden, 
this delightful specimen 
shrub has no equal. 
CAREFULLY SUPERVISED 
SHRUB and TREE PROPAGATION 
| Cuttings and preliminary root development for shrubs On this page are a few views of Azalea Mollis 
and trees are made in exactly the same manner as propagation. This is typical of most shrub culture. 
employed in perennial cuttings (see page 1). How- On the following page, we have shown several 
ever, shrubs and trees take much longer to de- illustrations of shrub sorting and packaging meth- 
velop and grow into subjects suitable for shipment. ods which we believe you will find most interesting. 
AZALEA MOLLIS IS A TYPICAL EXAMPLE 
AZALEA SEEDLINGS 
SET IN COLD FRAMES 
After six months in the greenhouse, ten- 
der Azalea Mollis seedlings are being 
transplanted into cold frames to harden. 
Here they can be protected from ex- 
tremely hot sun in summer and severe 
cold in winter. 
REMOVING AZALEA 
YEARLINGS FROM FRAMES 
After a year’s hardening and root de- 
velopment in cold frames, Azalea Mollis 
seedlings are now being lifted for re- 
moval to the field. There they will be re- 
planted to further develop, becoming 
wien Dar dy and resistant to summer 
eat. 
TWO-YEAR-OLD 
AZALEA MOLLIS 
BEING HAND CLEANED 
Weeds are not a problem which 
plague only the home gardener. 
Here we see a typical field of 
young Azalea Mollis which were 
| set out the previous year. Since 
it is not practical to use tractors 
to weed between young shrubs, 
we must hand clean and culti- 
| vate them many times during 
| the growing season. 
WAYSIDE GARDENS 
FEATURES ONE OF THE 
FINEST SELECTIONS | 
OF UNUSUAL | 
SHRUBS and TREES i 
ESPECIALLY SUITABLE | 
for 
AMERICAN GARDENS 
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