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too long. You have no date to go by, but must examine things 

 from time to time. Canterbury Bells and Foxgloves in particular 

 are very sensitive, and at times a plant will come through the 

 Winter in fine shape only to be ruined by a severe cold spell the 

 latter part of March or early in April after all covering has been 

 removed. 



It is always a good plan for those with a hmited amount of 

 stock to heel in a certain number of their plants in a frame in late 

 Fall, protecting them with dry leaves and later on with sashes in 

 case stock in the open field is winterkilled. It is also well to sow 

 each Winter seed of such species as Shasta Daisies, Gaillardias, 

 Coreopsis and others, no matter how many old plants you have in 

 the field. Keep on sowing more each year and get rid of the field 

 clumps or plants. A GaiUardia, Daisy or Delphinium sown during 

 January and carried in a cool house will bloom freely the first year. 



Fig. 38.— A Flobist's Show Ground of Thirty-five Years Ago. This is 

 a view of the entrance to the establishment of the late Valentin Burgevin, 

 Kmgston, N. Y., showing Mr. Burgevin and his two sons and successors, George 

 (who lent the photograph) and David. This layout, he says was hardly 

 typical of average conditions in those days, but it shows the result of skill, 

 taste and progressiveness. 



