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into good plants ; they will then move easily, with 

 a good ball of earth to their roots, whenever you 

 are ready for them, even if they are almost in 

 flower. 



Perennials treated as Annuals. Another good 

 plan for keeping yourself supplied with plants to 

 " poke in " to the vacant places in your borders, 

 is to bring up young plants of perennials so that 

 they will flower late, such as Delphiniums sown 

 in the early spring, under glass, and brought on 

 without a check ; these will give you some nice 

 spikes of bloom late in the summer, and will prove 

 very valuable. Treated in the same way Delphinium 

 grandiflorum is invaluable, as it goes on flowering 

 for many weeks, and can be had in white as well as 

 blue ; the height is about eighteen inches. 



Ox - eye Daisies. Chrysanthemum maximum. 

 The large white Ox-eye Daisies can also be had in 

 bloom in September by the same means. 



Pentstemons. Pentstemons may be treated in 

 the same way, and make a beautiful show in a 

 good soil. P. Hartwegii is the best variety to get. 



Antirrhinums. Antirrhinums are good and 

 showy plants ; if sown in early spring, they will 

 go on flowering right into winter. 



