IN INDIAN SUMMERS 



rough plan on paper. Perhaps there is an exposed strip Sept. 

 of garden which we can persuade ourselves would be 

 the better for a rustic fence, and this, covered with 

 rambling Roses, would add a new charm to the garden. 

 Or we have an idea for a belt of shrubs, or a new wood- 

 land path. Thus simply can we suppress the ugly 

 spectre of depression, and feed the sacred flame of 

 garden love. 



SEPTEMBER— First and Second Weeks Sept. 



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Flowers 



Arum Lilies. — We decided to plant our Arum Lilies 

 out of doors late in spring, in order to save that necessity 

 for incessant watering which exists when the plants are 

 kept in pots. We planted them in a trench, where they 

 established themselves cheerfully. They are now strong 

 plants, and in view of the necessity of lifting them 

 towards the end of the month, we shall act wisely by 

 checking the growth at once. This can be done by 

 chopping round them with a spade some nine inches 

 from the stem, so as to sever the out-running roots. 



Young Carnations. — If we layered our "grass" early, 

 the plants will now be well rooted. Whether they are 

 or not can be ascertained quite easily by scraping away 

 the soil round the layering peg. There will probably 

 be a cluster of fibres a couple of inches thick, in which 

 case the stem may be cut through and the plant taken up 

 without any hesitation. If, on the other hand, there are 

 only a few short threads of root, more time should be 

 allowed, and the mounds should be moistened if dry. 

 The young plants can be put direct into the positions 

 which they are to flower in next year if desired, and on 

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