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also called Salvia splendens and scarlet sage, so 

 popular both in town and country, can be placed 

 in boxes of soil, set away in a warm cellar and kept 

 until spring to use for flower beds and borders. If 

 potted early and well started in its new quarters 

 before winter sets in, the salvia makes a beautiful 

 winter bloomer. Like the petunia, it requires 

 plenty of moisture to be kept in bloom. 



" All plants which are to be placed in boxes of 

 soil for the winter should be carefully taken up, 

 allowing a good portion of soil to adhere to their 

 roots, and placed in the soil provided for them, 

 then set away in a warm cellar where they will not 

 freeze, and where a little light from the windows 

 can fall upon them. They should not be put in 

 a damp place, but in as dry a place as possible. 

 Too much dampness will cause the plants to decay. 

 When the soil in the box becomes very dry the 

 plants will need a slight watering, which is all the 

 attention they require. There are more plants 

 killed by dampness than by dryness in the cellar. 



" A much easier method, but not always reliable, 

 is to take them up without breaking them, shake 

 the soil from the roots, hang them in the warm 

 shade for a day or two until they become dry, then 

 transfer to the cellar, where they should be sus- 

 pended from the ceiling by means of twine. They 

 should be placed in a medium light and dry place 

 where they may remain until spring, when they 

 should be set out early in the ground, where they 

 will soon make flourishing plants. Small slips will 

 not keep in this way. Of course, it is essential that 

 these geraniums be kept in a cellar where they 

 will not freeze. 



" The bulbs of tender annuals are easily cared 

 for. They must not be allowed to freeze, and must 



