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In addition to the Lilies themselves, attention should be given 

 to the many beautiful plants which thrive in shallow water or on 

 the banks bordering a pond, either partially submerged or 

 in the adjacent moist soil. For partially submerged spots 

 or shallow water the plume-like Papyrus antiquorum and 

 the Cyperius or Umbrella plant, the Calla lily and all of the 

 Rushes and Water-grasses are recommended, while the Ponto- 

 deria cordata, the Saggitarias and the Aponogetons all add to the 

 attractiveness of the pond or water-garden. Where occasional 

 flowering takes place, many handsome plants may be grown, any 

 of which can be planted now. These should include the gorgeous 

 Japanese Iris, the Spirea Aruncus, many of the Bamboos, 

 Funkias, etc. 



A number of the bedding plants such as Fuchsias, Geraniums, 

 the earlier Lobelias, Pyrethrums, etc., should now be placed out 

 of doors in sheltered situations, and all other bedding plants, as 

 soon as they are the required size, should be gradually hardened 

 off, care being taken not to expose them suddenly from hot green- 

 house or hot frame to the open air. It is advisable to keep them 

 under glass for a week or ten days with the ventilators open both 

 by day and by night, and, for the first few days after being placed 

 out of doors, they should be shaded during bright sunshine by 

 being covered with some light cheese-cloth or similar light 

 shading. 



If not already done, Cannas and Phloxes should have their 

 roots taken up and the crowns divided into bunches (two or 

 three stems to each bunch) and planted at once in well-enriched, 

 loamy soil; plant the Cannas about three feet apart and the 

 Phloxes about eighteen inches apart. 



If the stock of Dahlias is short, cuttings may still be taken. 

 Pot the cuttings singly in two-inch pots and plunge them into a 

 little bottom heat where they will soon take root. These late 

 stock cuttings make excellent late-flowering effects, continuing 

 well into November. Shrubs which have been transplanted 



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