NOVEMBER: SECOND WEEK 301 



has not been enriched, so the roots will be tempted to feed 

 well below the surface. Make the bed a couple of inches 

 above the surface, to allow for settling. 



With such preparations made now you will have next 

 spring, not only a bed that will produce superb blooms, but 

 one that can be planted out in a few minutes after your 

 plants arrive from the nursery. The same preparation may 

 be made, to just as great an advantage, for a new flower 

 border. In this case it will not be as essential though of 

 course desirable to make the bed quite as deep, or be so 

 particular about the drainage, as for roses. 



