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and fine old manure carefully stirred into 

 the earth around them with a trowel. The 

 Paeony starts so early in the Spring, that 

 if fertilizing be left till that time, there is 

 danger of breaking the tender shoots. But 

 as a rule, top dressing of plants and shrubs 

 with manure for the purpose of fertilizing 

 should be deferred until Spring. 



Horticulturists have found that one-half 

 the quantity of fertilizer, when used in the 

 Spring, produces twice the result as when 

 used in the Fall. The Winter rain and snow 

 may carry the enrichment below the roots, 

 while in the Spring every particle goes 

 directly to help the new life just starting. 



Japanese Iris, while not increasing very 

 rapidly, is benefited by separation when the 

 clumps have become large. The roots of 

 this plant are very long and the holes to 

 receive them when replanted must be made 

 sufficiently deep so that they are not doubled 

 up. German Iris may be separated in the 

 same way and is benefited by it. The roots 

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