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mark those perennials in the wrong positions with sticks, 

 and make a rough plan showing the positions intended 

 for them. 



Hedges and shrubs may still be clipped and pruned, 

 but it is getting rather late for this work. 



SEPTEMBER. 



Clear the ground of annuals which have ceased blooming. 



Sow hardy annuals out of doors if the district is a warm 

 one. If not, wait till the spring. 



Sweep up leaves regularly once or twice a week, and 

 put them in a heap for leaf-mould (see Chapter XXVII). 



Continue to stake and tie border plants, especially 

 early-flowering border Chrysanthemums and Dahlias. 



Cut flowers regularly from all border plants and remove 

 dead blooms. Keep the beds hoed and weeded, and cease 

 feeding the plants at the end of the month. 



Put in more Pink, Arabis, Sweet William, and Alyssum 

 saxatile cuttings if a further stock is required. 



Propagate Calceolarias, Pentstemons, Alyssum mari- 

 timum, Pansies, and Violas by cuttings, as described in 

 Chapter XXII. 



Propagate shrubs from cuttings. 



Propagate roses from cuttings towards the end of the 

 month by the open air method previously described. 



Cease mowing the lawn for the winter at the end of the 

 month unless the weather is very warm and open. 



Make plans for structural alterations and improvements 

 if such are projected. 



Plant out rooted layers of Carnations. 



Bulbs can be naturalised in the manner described in 

 Chapter XV. Also they should be potted for use indoors 

 (see Chapter XIII). 



Remove suckers from roses and cut back the shoots 

 slightly if they are getting too long. 



Pansy plants from cuttings rooted last month may be 

 planted out as an edging to the borders. 



