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Detailed descriptions and habitat require- ments of numerous cultivated plants and shrubs and the ecological role of wild shrubs. 4 pgms, 80 slides, texts. 50% OFF!
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GARDEN FLOWERS AND BULBS Slides order #215X ...........$72.50

Surveys some familiar and some not so familiar herbaceous garden flowers and
perennials, beloved for their lavish, colorful displays. Presents informa-tion on the origin of
many of the plants, legends surrounding them, medicinal and other uses, and how best to
grow them. (2 slide sets) 4O slides and 2 guides.

CONTENT SAMPLE: 21097 The poppy (Papaver spp.) is a beautiful herbaceous
perennial of the family Papaveraceae. Characteristic of the poppy is a milky or colored juice. The
numerous stamens are usually spirally arranged.

This Shirley poppy is a pink species which was originated in the late nineteenth century
by Rev. W. Wilks at Shirley, England. This plant, reaching a height of .5 to .8 m (1 to 2 ft.),
produces flowers, 5 to 8 cm (2 to 3 in.) in diameter, with single and double fringed petals. It was
created from the wild corn poppy, which was immortalized in the poem "In Flanders Field," written
in 1915 by John McCrae.

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row.

Although considered a perennial, the poppy seldom lasts for more than two or three
years. It is therefore best to sow a new crop each season. They are most effective when massed
in beds by themselves. If used as a cut flower, cut them as the buds become erect but before the
flower opens, then sear the stem to conserve moisture.

Poppies need well-drained sandy soil and a sunny location to produce their most
impressive flowers. Sow the seeds from October through December to produce showy blossoms
from March through May.

REVIEWS: "Provides an excellent look at familiar herbaceous garden flowers that grow in
southern gardens. The visuals are well done, as is to be expected from Educational Images. The
slides could be used in many different curriculums such as biology, botany, geography, and even
creative writing.... Recommended." Previews.
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CULTIVATED WOODY PLANTS Slides order #262 ..........$42.50

A representative survey of some of our most favorite garden shrubs, small trees
and vines, their origins and how to grow them. Includes magnolias, redbud, royal
poinciana, mimosa, wisteria, camellias, azaleas, flowering quince, althea, crape myrtle,
crimson bottlebrush, yesterday-today-and-tomorrow, gardenia, oleander, forsythia,
deutzia, quince, Japanese cherry and roses. 2O slides and guide.

CONTENT SAMPLE: 6550 Like the royal poinciana, the mimosa is another
attractive deciduous ornamental of the family Leguminosae, order Rosales. Actually, Mimosa is a
subfamily of the family Leguminosae. The subfamily Mimosa consists of about 35 genera and
2,000 species, including about 300 species of mimosas, as well as about 450 species of the
closely related acacia.

Mimosas are native to Asia, from Iran to Japan. This species, Albizia julibrissin, was
introduced into cultivation in the mid-1700’s by the Florentine nobleman Flippo degli Albizzi, and
gets its genus name from him. Today, mimosas are cultivated throughout the southeastern United
States, Texas, Alabama, Georgia and Florida, for their beautifully delicate blossoms and foliage.

The fern-like foliage of the mimosa resembles that of the royal poinciana. Mimosa,
however, has pinnately compound foliage; poinciana has bipinnate foliage, which is more divided
and feathery. The showy mimosa blossoms of early summer appear delicate and feathery. Their
pinkish-white profusions of stamens give an effect of powder-puffs arranged in racemes. Like other
family members, the mimosa fruit is a pod.

The mimosa, growing to a height of 10 m (33 ft.), is a hardy tree. It tolerates drought,
pollution, frost and cold weather that is not too long and intense. A smaller variety, A.rosea, with
deeper-colored flowers, is more resistant to cold. Propagation of mimosa is by seed during fall or
spring, preferably in a sunny location.

REVIEWS: "...provides interesting tidbits of natural history, systematics, and economic
botany." Previews.
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SHRUBS Slides order #277............$42.50

An often overlooked segment of the plant world, important to wildlife for "edge"
and food, ornamental and ecologically valuable: mulberry, witch hazel, alder, bayberry,
spicebush, rhododendron, buttonbush, barberry, azalea, kinnikinnik, elder, witch hobble,
highbush cranberry, juniper, lilac, privet, buddleia. 2O slides and guide.

CONTENT SAMPLE: 11642 Once you’ve seen the magenta-colored fruits of this
shrub you will never forget it. This is French mulberry (Callicarpa) a widespread shrub of the
southeastern United States. It grows from Virginia through Florida, west to Texas and Arkansas,
and is also found in the West Indies. French mulberry is not a true mulberry. It reaches a height of
about six feet and is in the verbena family. It bears pink, white or bluish flowers in flat-topped
clusters. The clusters of attractive fruit form where the leaves meet the stem. It is traditionally a
shrub of woods, hammocks, pinelands and coastal plains; it grows best in dry sandy soil. There
are over 40 related species in Australia, southern Asia and Central America. It is planted as an
ornamental and may be known as "beauty berry" too.
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~1875-038~ California redbud or Judas tree (Cercis occidentalis). photo by Redwood
Edugraphics.

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