50 FLOWER GARDENING 
positions in autumn or wintered where they are. 
Cuttings are also planted in rows. They root 
readily in summer if kept well watered and shaded 
a bit at first. This is a good way to propagate 
grass pinks, Arabis albida and Torrey’s pentste- 
mon. Pull off sprigs that have half-hardened 
wood at the base; do not cut them off, because 
that makes it less easy for the callous that pre- 
cedes rooting to form. Some of the perennials, 
especially the creepers, will furnish cuttings that 
already are partly rooted. 
Summer work is most comfortably disposed of 
in the cool of the morning; leave only transplant- 
ing and watering for the other end of the day. If 
the work is properly spread over the period, the 
time spent will hardly be missed. 
