PLANTING OUT PERENNIALS, '&cV 101 



cuttings of China and moss roses, or any other 

 kinds of roses which will strike at the same 

 time. Yet, if you have more than one hand- 

 glass, it is* better to keep the pinks separate. 

 Carnation cuttings will strike in the same man- 

 ner ; and so will scarlet lychnis, double rockets, 

 rose campions, double wall-flowers, sweet-wil- 

 liams, and Indian pinks. Slips of all these 

 plants strike better than cuttings: by slips, I 

 mean the small branches of the plants slipped 

 or pulled off at the part where they spring from 

 the main stems, or stronger branches ; in all 

 cases, a small piece should be cut off the hard 

 end with a sharp knife, before the slip is put 

 into the ground. 



You will find much trouble now in keeping 

 your garden as neat as a Dutchman's, unless 

 you are very active in sticking and tying up 

 such herbaceous and annual plants as require 



