Chapter EIGHTEEN 



^bru&fi an* Pants for 

 jfall Panting 



IN some localities, especially in the South, the 

 practice of setting out hardy plants in the 

 fall has much to commend it. The mild 

 winters, during which growth is never en- 

 tirely checked, allow the plants to fully es- 

 tablish themselves ; but in the Northern States, 

 where the severe winters set in early and last long, 

 the plants do not become sufficiently established to 

 stand the severe cold followed by the hot summer. 

 They sometimes live through the one only to suc- 

 cumb to the other. 



Plants moved from one part of the grounds to 

 another will frequently winter-kill, while those left 

 undisturbed will be found in excellent condition in 

 the spring. Again, a plant may come through the 

 winter in apparently good condition, but without suf- 

 ficient vitality to withstand any severe heat or drought, 

 and failure to recognise this condition results in loss. 

 Plants transplanted in the fall, however hardy their 

 character, should receive particular care during the 



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