Introduction 3 



ing trees like the rose-flowered Japanese 

 weeping cherry. It is at home in full sun- 

 shine where it will form a broadly rounded, 

 bushy plant about three feet in diameter 

 and, when in full bloom, with its myriad 

 of black-eyed flowers, it can dispel the 

 worst case of melancholia a dyspeptic ever 

 enjoyed. It requires a good open, rather 

 light soil to do itself justice. If lifted 

 when in full bloom, put into a ten-inch 

 pot, well soaked at the roots, and set 

 aside for a few hours away from sun and 

 wind, it will last for two weeks as a porch 

 or house plant. 



We hear a good deal about the gardens 

 of our grandmothers, perennial gardens, 

 in which the plants outlived the flagstones 

 at the house door. 



With a few exceptions, perennials are 

 not long-lived. The gas plant, peonies, 

 some of the iris, day lilies, and a few others, 

 seem permanent. 



The usual run require to be taken up 

 about every two or three years and divided. 



