PLANT PROPAGATION 



TABLE 5 HARDY PERENNIALS 



Sow the above named species (1) outdoors after danger of frost in beds of finely pul- 

 verized, light soil, transplant to permanent place wheu large enough to become established 

 before cold weather; (2) or sow the seed between midsummer and early fall in cold 

 frames, protect over winter, and plant the seedlings in the spring: (3) start the seeds 

 during midwinter in the greenhouse, transplant to small plots, and shift when rooted. In 

 case three, plants kept growing sturdily will usually bloom the first season. 



TABLE 6 BULBS, CORMS AND TUBERS 



See 115 for special treatment. 

 Seeds. Offsets, tubers, or divisions of 



plants early In spring. 



