174 THE GARDEN BEAUTIFUL 



GENERAL PLANTING 



March is the month in which to look after plants 

 for next winter's flowers. Especially is this true of 

 carnation, chrysanthemum and violet. Carnations 

 should not be grown longer than three years and 

 should then be replaced by younger plants. Now is 

 the time to plant aster, celosia, centaurea, calliopsis, 

 salvia, Shasta daisy and verbena. 



If you have planted no pansy seeds, you had best 

 buy plants now for it is rather too late to get the best 

 results from seeds. If your plants are already grow- 

 ing see that the surface soil is kept well stirred and 

 pulverized. Pansies are gross feeders and the beds 

 should be well mulched with manure. For spring 

 flowers plant in sunny place, for summer flowering 

 plant in a somewhat shady place. 



Now is the time to plant violets, either in young 

 plants or cuttings, to get the best results, next fall 

 and winter, in blooms. Violets like a rich, loose soil, 

 with a top mulch of light manure during the heated 

 term, and don't forget to give them a generous sup- 

 ply of water at frequent intervals. Put your plants 

 in several exposures, not all in the shade, so that you 

 may be able to gather violets over a considerable 

 period of time. 



PRUNING SHRUBS AND VINES 



Prune hydrangea now, as it flowers on the current 

 season's growth. Also cut poinsettia back to three 

 eyes of last season's growth. Do not prune deutzia, 

 spirea, syringa, and weigelia at this time. If you 

 do you will lose most of your blooming wood. They 

 should be pruned immediately after they are through 

 blooming. 



Bignonia and bougainvillea should be pruned now. 

 On bignonia leave as many of the stronger growths 



