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cause of this ' ' rim ' ' blooming and the symptom 

 itself should be indication enough that the time 

 for division is at hand. All the perennials 

 benefit naturally when lifted and divided ; some, 

 indeed, actually crowd or grow themselves out 



Sweet William 

 (Diantlius barbatus) 



False Dragon-Head 

 (Physostegia Virginiana) 



of existence. But it is scarcely possible to es- 

 tablish any rule for the practice — some plants 

 will do best when allowed to remain four or five 

 years without disturbance, while others will 

 thrive only when divided every two seasons. 

 The peony is an example of the former class 

 and PJdox maculata of the latter. 



