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the material together and burn it. Lightly fork over the 

 ground around the shrubs after this is done, or hoe it 

 and well rake it over. 



Perennials should be propagated now by sowing seeds 

 in the manner described in Chapter VI. 



More cuttings of perennials may be put in. Perennials 

 and biennials can be cut down as they go out of bloom 

 and fed with liquid manure. 



Wallflowers, Canterbury Bells, Polyanthuses and other 

 plants should now be sown for display next spring. The 

 sowing can be made in a frame. 



Growths of climbing roses can be shortened somewhat. 



All dead blooms should be removed from annuals and 

 perennials in order to ensure a further display. Renew 

 the mulches if they have become dried up. 



Continue to pinch out the top growths of annuals to 

 induce them to become bushy. 



Mow the lawn and all grass paths regularly once a week. 



Continue to stake out and tie up all kinds of border 

 plants. Be careful not to do this too tightly, or they will 

 have an ugly " bunched " appearance. 



Water all kinds of bedding plants freely, also the peren- 

 nial and other borders if the weather is dry. 



Turn over heaps of leaves for leaf-mould and sprinkle a 

 little more lime over them. 



Turn over heaps of vegetable humus (see Chapter 

 XXVII). 



Clip grass verges after mowing the grass, to give the 

 edges a neat and smart appearance. 



Roll paths regularly. 



Clip off dead flowers from rock plants and water the 

 rock-garden. 



AUGUST. 



Go for a short gardening holiday if your work permits. 

 Choose some rocky district like Derbyshire, North York- 

 shire, Cumberland, Devonshire, or Wales if you want 

 to enrich your rock-garden with alpine plants. The 



