38 HARDY PERENNIALS. 



Lupins, perennial, blue-flow- j Large yellow-flowered 



ered i Tradescantia, or Virginia spi- 



Ononis, Rest-har | derwort 



The Saxifrage is propagated by cuttings and off- 

 sets, which the roots produce abundantly. Take 

 the offsets and plant them out in August: The 

 double white saxifrage is a beautiful flower, and 

 blooms early in the spring. The pyramidal saxi- 

 frage is a very handsome decorative flower, but it 

 must be planted in little clumps to make a showy 

 appearance. 



October is the busy month for transplanting and 

 removing the offsets of all perennial and biennial 

 plants. In this month every flower of summer has 

 passed away, and the garden is free to receive all 

 new arrangements in its future dispositions. Gold- 

 en rod, Michaelmas daisies, everlasting sun-flower, 

 and other branching plants, will require taking up 

 every four years, to part the main root into separate 

 plants, and replace them in the ground again. 

 Peonies, lilies of the valley, fraxinellas, monk's- 

 hood, flag-leaved irises, &c., must be increased or 

 removed when required. All this is most effectu- 

 ally done in October. 



In the same month, finish all that is to be effect- 

 ed among the perennial tribe. Campanulas, lych- 

 nises, polyanthuses, violets, aconites, cyclamens, 

 gentianella, yellow gentian, double daisies, hepati- 

 cas, saxifrage, &c., must be attended to, and prop- 

 agated, by dividng the roots, before October closes. 

 November is the season of fogs, and severe frosts : 

 if a lady is prudent, she will perform all these need- 

 ful operations in October, and November will have 

 no alarms for her. 



All the double-flowering plants, such as double 



