TRANSPLANTING IN AUTUMN 



If you are farther north than forty-five degrees it is safer to 

 wait until spring. 



// You Don't Intend to Mulch, don't plant in the fall — ^not 

 shrubs nor trees nor hardy pereunials. 



Plant These 



Spring-Flowering Bulbs. — In the autumn or not at all. 



Lilies. — Plant in October, except the American Turk's-Cap, 

 Canadian bellflower, and the Madonna lily, which are planted 

 in August. 



Early-Flowering Herbaceous Plants, such as Oriental poppies, 

 peonies, foxglove, bleeding-heart, should be set out as soon 

 as possible. 



Deciduous Trees and Shrubs, with the exceptions given 

 above. Planting must be done after the leaves have fallen, 

 approximately from October 15 to December 15. 



Hardy Perennials, with the exceptions given above. Plant- 

 ing should be done from September 15 to October 15 (ap- 

 proximately). 



Irises should be planted in the autumn if they are to bloom 

 the following summer. If you want a succession of bloom 

 from mid-March until August, try Iris reticulata. Iris verna, 

 the Florentine, Spanish, white Siberian and German irises, 

 Iris neglecta and the Japanese iris. These bloom in the order 

 named. Give them rich soil and plenty of water; roots should 

 be set in clumps four inches deep. Thrive in sun or half -shade. 



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