1 8 Making a Garden of Perennials 



the started foliage looking wilted, sprinkle 

 them overhead and set them in a shady 

 sheltered position for a while say an hour. 

 This will generally revive them enough 

 to go on with your planting. If you have 

 reason to suppose the plants were frosted 

 in transit, set the box in a cool cellar over 

 night. A gradual thawing out may re- 

 juvenate them, while a sudden thawing is 

 dangerous. 



In planting, it often helps an amateur 

 to take a few stakes and place one at each 

 point he desires to set a plant. If you 

 set six or more stakes, plant six or more 

 plants, pulling up the stakes as you pro- 

 ceed to set out more. Make the holes in 

 the bed wide enough to allow the roots to 

 go in without crowding, and after filling 

 in the soil, press it down firmly around the 

 neck of the plant, and over the roots, and 

 water well when all the bed is planted. 



When dry, hot weather comes, and you 

 think artificial watering necessary, soak 

 the bed well and then let it alone for some 



