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salvia, stock, sweet pea, sweet William ; your seeds- 

 man will tell you of the kinds that are timely. 

 Hardy annuals may of course be sown at any time. 



CUTTINGS AND DIVISIONS 



Carnation cuttings may be rooted in precisely the 

 same manner prescribed in another chapter for 

 chrysanthemums. Hardwood cuttings of deciduous 

 shrubs such as crepe myrtle, deutzia, hydrangea, 

 lemon verbena, lilac and weigelia should now be 

 made and put in sand or soil. 



With the first warm weather after a heavy rain it 

 will do to divide herbaceous perennials like golden- 

 rod, golden glow, Shasta daisy, and even chrysan- 

 themum. The latter are best if propagated each 

 season by rooting tips in a box of sand. It is rather 

 early, although the first of March should see them 

 started. By planting the cuttings in sand, keeping 

 moist but not too wet, you can easily perpetuate a 

 stock of your favorite 'mums. 



BULBS 



Finish planting lily, anemone and ranunculus. 

 Plant agapanthus, amaryllis, canna, calla, caladium, 

 elephant's ear, dahlia, iris, gladiolus, tuberose and all 

 that class of bulbs, corms and roots. Do not plant all 

 gladioli at once, though earlier plantings give the 

 better flowers. 



Tuberous begonias may be started in pots during 

 this month and planted out in April. A soil of one- 

 third each of sand, leaf mold, and good garden loam 

 is ideal for this or any other class of begonias, and 

 this should always be the composition for pot cul- 

 ture. Remember in placing the dormant bulb on 

 soil that the hollow side should be up. Set pots away 

 in cool shady spot until tops show through soil, and 



