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bears relation to the object in view. If an early display 

 is desired, then plant in the Autumn. Where an early 

 Summer display is the object in view, Spring planting 

 will be quite early enough. 



In the case of some soils, Autumn planting would 

 perhaps be somewhat dangerous. For instance, soils of 

 heavy texture in low and overmoist situations are very 

 poor quarters for wintering plants of the Pansy species 

 in. All Pansies like a soil which contains something 

 they can "hang on" to, and draw upon during the 

 Winter season, but this is impossible of attainment when 

 the conditions are as just described. If the soil at the 

 grower's disposal is of the above described character, 

 then by all means plant early in April. 



On the other hand, if the soil is quite satisfactory, and 

 Autumn planting may be practised with less fear of the 

 plants going under, and, providing they get well estab- 

 lished before Winter sets in, nice large stocky plants 

 will result in the following Spring. 



It will be seen then, that the grower to a great extent 

 is a victim, more or less, to circumstances, and although 

 Autumn planting has great advantages in the shape of 

 sturdier plants and earlier flowers, and should be in- 

 dulged in wherever possible, Spring planting should be 

 practised if any doubts exist at to the suitability of the 

 ground for planting in the Autumn. 



Apart from this question, it would be well for the 

 grower to plant both in the Autumn and in the Spring, 

 in this way securing for himself a constant succession of 

 bloom, whilst at the same time allowing the Autumn 

 planted ones to be cut down to produce stock, in the 

 form of cuttings, etc. 



SOIL 



The first consideration, therefore, if the plants are 

 to be grown in masses for their effect, is to prepare a 



