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plump, well-ripened can'es which have plenty of 

 healthy eyes of the previous spring's growth. If you 

 are pruning dormant wood from rose bushes at 

 present you had best make cuttings from it. 



All the best roses are borne on the new quick 

 growing canes which spring from the base of the 

 plant or from the well ripened eyes a little higher up. 

 Mulch the beds with two or three inches of any well 

 rotted manure after pruning. Then flood with water 

 either by means of basins around the plant or by 

 trenches along the sides. Don't sprinkle your plants 

 overhead and expect results. Put the water where 

 it belongs, at the roots, and you will have good flow- 

 ers if you did not force them to grow during the last 

 two months. 



SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS 



Many common garden plants may easily be propa- 

 gated in a box of sand at this time of the year. 

 Among these are: begonia, coleus, fuchsia, helio- 

 trope, marguerite, etc. If left sixty days later it 

 would be impossible to root them except in a green- 

 house. 



For a dry, hot place plant some of the old-fash- 

 ioned lavender. It will grow and bloom without 

 water during our California summers and is very 

 useful for filling sachets or placing in bureau draw- 

 ers, not alone for the perfume but to keep away 

 moths and other insects. 



Just as summer is closing is a good time to take 

 note of trees, shrubs and plants that have withstood 

 the hard conditions of summer. Some valuable ob- 

 ject lessons may be found in every community that 

 should prove a guide in the selection of next season's 

 planting list. It is not sufficient to take mental note 

 of these points a notebook for the purpose should 

 be carried. October is a good time for lawn making. 



