286 Miscellaneous Hints on Gardening 



by three or four stakes driven into the ground 

 around them, slanting outward from the base and 

 fastened together by means of a piece of raffia 

 or green cord. 



Perennials which have stood in the same spot 

 for several years will be benefited by having their 

 roots divided. The old roots should be discarded 

 and the young ones reset in soil which has been 

 freshly fertilized with rich, well-rotted manure. 



It is best always in growing flowers from cut- 

 tings to procure cuttings from different plants, as 

 some flowers will not mature under self-pollina- 

 tion, and nearly all flowers produce a finer variety 

 of color, and are also larger, when cross-pollination 

 has taken place. 



When there are more seedlings than desired, 

 exchange with friends for some flower which they 

 have and you have not. Usually they will be only 

 too glad to make the exchange. To arrange with a 

 neighbor beforehand with regard to what plants 

 each one is to start, will effect economy in seed 

 and labor. 



If there must be a fence between your lawn and 

 your neighbor's, make of it an attractive thing. 



