AUTUMN WORK 



Autumn planting should be done suffi- 

 ciently early for the plants to become well 

 rooted before the ground freezes, and a 

 good covering of leaves or litter must then 

 be given them late in the fall. 



Japanese Anemones, tender Roses, Mont 

 Brutus, Tritomas, and Altheas are among 

 the few plants that should be set out in the 

 Spring, that they may be thoroughly estab- 

 lished before the Winter. But with the 

 great majority of hardy flowers early Au- 

 tumn is the best time to plant. The result 

 in the following year will be better than 

 if the plants are disturbed in the Spring- 

 time when growth is beginning. 



If Lilies and spring-flowering bulbs are 

 to be planted, they should be ordered early 

 in September for October delivery. Lily 

 bulbs are generally delivered about the 20th 

 of October, with the exception of Lilium 

 candidum (the well-known Madonna Lily), 

 which makes an Autumn growth and should 

 be planted not later than the 10th of Sep- 

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