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Often plants crowd each other ; too many 

 species of similar habit occur side by side ; hur- 

 ried spring planting may place desirable subjects 

 amid incongruous surroundings, and the sym- 

 metry of the flower-border become disturbed. 

 Its outline, shading, and harmony of color are 

 naturally seen to the greatest advantage at the 

 flowering season, and it is then that transplant- 

 ing may be most intelligently performed. Cer- 

 tain subjects, like lilies, daffodils, etc., must, of 

 course, await their proper season for removal ; 

 and, where the subjects for shifting are numer- 

 ous, cool, wet weather should be selected. I 

 would not by any means appear to advocate 

 summer transplanting, to the exclusion of spring 

 and fall ; but where the position of individual 

 plants is immediately offensive, or where they 

 are unduly crowding each other, summer trans- 

 planting is to be recommended. 



It is always advisable to have a reserve 

 flower-patch to draw from, where subjects may 

 be obtained to replace those that may fail or 

 prove unsatisfactory, for the purpose of ex- 

 change, or where masses of particular kinds are 

 liable to be called for. Generally, a stock of 

 desirable plants may be had by annual sowings 

 and division. The seeds of some perennials 

 germinate very slowly, and are often trying to 



