Round the Year in the Garden 



each autumn, store them during winter, and replant in 

 spring. Although this plan, no doubt, ensures the finest 

 display of bloom, it is not necessary, so far as the pro- 

 tection of the roots is concerned, for they pass the winter 

 safely in the ground. They ought, however, to be taken 

 up, separated and replanted every three or four years ; 

 otherwise they become crowded and deteriorate. The 

 Cape Hyacinth (Hyacinthus candicans) is best taken up 

 and stored like Gladiolus. It is not generally safe to 

 leave the perennial Lobelia out of doors ; the roots should 

 be placed in boxes of light leafy soil, and stored in the 

 greenhouse safe from frost. The soil needs to be kept 

 slightly moist, or the roots may collapse from " dry rot." 

 The Canna or Indian Shot is a showy summer flower, 

 the roots of which need to be stored during winter ; 

 they are not fastidious and may be placed beneath the 

 stage in the greenhouse. Readers having a warm garden 

 and light soil may leave their Dahlia roots in the ground 

 throughout the winter, merely protecting them with a 

 heap of ashes before cold, wet weather sets in; but 

 generally it is best to lift and store them in boxes of sand 

 or light soil. So, too, with Tuberous Begonias; if some 

 of the best roots of these are taken up and potted they 

 yield a welcome display of bloom in the greenhouse 

 during autumn. 



Border Carnations that were layered in July and 

 August have become well rooted by now, and are ready 

 to be lifted. The question as to whether they ought to 

 be planted directly to form a new bed, or whether they 

 should be placed in 3-inch pots and kept in a cold frame, 

 annually provokes discussion. There is little doubt that 

 in gardens ordinarily circumstanced in which the soil is 

 not unusually clayey or where climatic conditions are not 

 particularly severe it is better to plant the rooted layers 

 now. When conditions are unfavourable, probably the 

 plants are better in pots until March, but the finest show 

 is invariably given by those put out in autumn. In 



