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they may be again removed to the parterre where 

 they are to flower, but in this last removal, it is 

 necessary to take them up with a good ball of 

 earth about their roots, and it is desirable that 

 this last removal should be performed in rainy 

 weather, which will prevent their being checked 

 by transplanting. The French gardeners remove 

 the China Asters with a transplanter, such as is 

 used to remove Tulips in flower. The Chinese 

 frequently keep them in pots until they begin to 

 flower, and by this means are able to place them 

 out so as to form an elegant distribution of these 

 floral stars. 



The bow of Iris may be imitated by planting 

 these flowers in regular shades, but this must 

 be on a large scale and on sloping ground, or the 

 effect will be trifling. It may be performed in 

 plantations of young shrubs, before they have 

 acquired a size to cover the ground, as the cres- 

 cent being interrupted or broken in its progress 

 by the shrubs, will rather contribute to than lessen 

 the effect. The upper side of the bow should be 

 finished by a hne of yellow Marigolds. 



We particularly recommend an abundance of 

 the China Aster to be planted in the shrubbery, 

 since no flower forms so good a contrast with the 

 autumnal tints of trees and shrubs as these em- 

 blems of variety. 



