50 FLOWER GARDENING 



positions in autumn or wintered where they are. 



Cuttings are also planted in rows. They root 

 readily in summer if kept well watered and shaded 

 a bit at first. This is a good way to propagate 

 grass pinks, Arabis albida and Torrey's pentste- 

 mon. Pull off sprigs that have half-hardened 

 wood at the base; do not cut them off, because 

 that makes it less easy for the callous that pre- 

 cedes rooting to form. Some of the perennials, 

 especially the creepers, will furnish cuttings that 

 already are partly rooted. 



Summer work is most comfortably disposed of 

 in the cool of the morning; leave only transplant- 

 ing and watering for the other end of the day. If 

 the work is properly spread over the period, the 

 time spent will hardly be missed. 



