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Nurserymen, within the past few years, have lengthened some- 

 what the spring planting season for a limited number of plants, 

 by preparing pot-grown stock, which can withstand late moving 

 better than field grown stock; vines, small shrubs, roses, peren- 

 nials, and a few evergreens are included in this list. They are 

 valuable chiefly as "fillers-in," to be used where unsightly holes 

 must be concealed; although their root systems are more or less 

 prepared for transplanting, they are subject to the same difficulty 

 in establishing themselves against adverse atmospheric conditions, 

 such as hot suns and little rain, as field grown plants. 



Perennials planted in the spring will be later in flowering, other 

 conditions being equal, than those which get their start the fall 

 before; and some early flowering ones such as peonies, trill iums, 

 and mertensia will not flower at all for a year if they are moved 

 in the spring. 



Seeds of annuals and bedding plants are sown in spring in the 

 open ground, or, if one wishes to get them into bloom earlier, thev 

 may be started in the house during February and transplanted into 

 the open as soon as danger from frost is past. 



Gladiolas, cannas, and dahlias should be planted outdoors about 

 the end of May, when the earth has "warmed up" a bit, and frosts 

 are over. 



Bulbs, which are to be replaced after their flowering season bv 

 annuals or bedding plants, must be allowed to ripen, that is, left 

 until the leaves die down, before they are removed. Such bulbs, 

 of course, may be saved and replanted the following fall. 



Times and seasons for pruning vary with different plants and 



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