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be near the path where one may enjoy their inti- 

 macy. Japanese Iris does not bloom freely the first 

 year after transplanting, and should be moved in 

 October. 



FOXGLOVE and SWEET WILLIAM are frequently 

 used together. Foxglove is not really a perennial 

 but it generally sows itself and so is considered as 

 one. You should not depend upon this, but sow 

 seed in June in the kitchen garden, and transplant 

 some of the seedlings in the Fall to the flower garden 

 and some to a cold frame, where you can winter 

 them and bring them along early in the Spring. 

 When you set them out in the garden the plants 

 will be large and vigorous and will bloom early. 

 You might have a border of Sweet William in the 

 kitchen garden where it will perpetuate itself with- 

 out any worry on your part, and draft plants from 

 it to the flower garden each Spring. If you do not 

 wish to do this sow seed in drills in July, and trans- 

 plant to beds in the kitchen garden the end of 

 September, where they may be covered up for the 

 Winter. Foxglove does well in the shade, but it 

 may be planted in the sun with equal success. Do 

 not use any of the fancy colours, the old purple 



