LAY-OUT OF STATELY GARDENS 30; 



vigorously. It is always best to dig a trench some 

 time before the seedling is planted. This admits of 

 the soil being aerated. The plants should be put 

 out after a shower of good rain. I trench it eighteen 

 inches deep, put a layer of manure at the bottom 

 and another layer six or eight inches below the 

 surface. ^ 



"A warning is necessary to those unacquainted 

 with the nature of soils. It will not do to trench up 

 soil that has not been there before. New subsoil is 

 not adapted to grow anything until it has been well 

 turned over two or three times and mixed with de- 

 cayed manure. 



"After planting, give a light dressing of manure : 

 it keeps the roots in better condition and the plant 

 starts more freely into growth. Carnations must 

 not be left to themselves after planting." 



Gilliflowers, pinks, and sweet-williams belong to 

 this family. 



COLUMBINES prefer a situation where the 

 roots can obtain moisture. They also do well and 

 look at home in a rock-garden. "Gather ripe seeds 

 in July and sow them so that the seedlings are well 

 established before winter," an authority says. 

 "Such plants will bloom the next year. Aquilegias 

 often die out after their second year, although they 



