THE JOYOUS ART OF GARDENING 



early m the spring prefer being moved in the autumn, since 

 the spring is their busy season, while, for a like reason, autumn- 

 blooming plants are usually best shifted in the spring. It is 

 also generally true that the earUer plants bloom in the spring 

 the earher they may be moved in the autumn. Among spring- 

 flowering bulbs, for instance, although crocuses may be planted 

 late, the preferred order of planting is crocus, narcissus, tulip. 

 Crocuses may be planted in early September, tulips as late 

 as November, or even in a January thaw. The reason being 

 that the crocus likes to make root-growth in the autumn, time 

 in the spring for such work being scant, while tulips, since they 

 appear much later, can wait for this. Peonies like to make a 

 root-growth in the autumn and should be given an oppor- 

 tunity to do so, and September is their preferred month. 

 Mulching should be done after the ground has frozen. A 

 heavy mulch of stable manure applied too early and removed 

 too late will start plants in the hardy borders into an unwise 

 activity. 



Don't Plant in the Atjtumn 



Evergreens. — ^Expert gardeners can move these successfully 

 during a moist September — ^it is a risk for amateurs to try it. 

 Better wait tiU spring. 



Magnolias, Tulip-Trees, Sweet Gum {Liquidambar), or the 

 American Holly, which should always be planted in the spring 

 and cut back to a bare pole. 



Chrysanthemums, Japanese Anemxynes, Yuccas, and Late 

 Tritomas prefer being planted in the spring. 



Hardy Perennials after October 15; they will have no op- 

 portunity to make root-growth. 



Deciduous Trees and Shrubs under These Conditions: If 

 the planting is to be in an exposed place defer it until spring. 



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