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and borders such thorough preparation one 

 must still be sure that the soil in which the 

 plants are set is not poor or sour, and f ertiUzer 

 should be worked in where needed, although it 

 must be remembered that the soil should not 

 be over rich. 



Seedlings grown from July sowing should 

 be set out without delay in order that they may 

 become established in their new environment 

 before the setting in of winter. In this con- 

 nection let the home garden-maker remember 

 that, although Autumn planting is now gener- 

 ally recommended, it is wiser in those localities 

 where the winters are long and severe to defer 

 planting until Springtime, as it often happens 

 that the season of snow and ice sets in too early 

 in such places for the newly-planted peren- 

 nials to get their start ahead of the severity 

 of the climate. There is an advantage in Au- 

 tmnn planting that should always be taken into 

 account. October does not find one as rushed 

 as does the month of May, for in the Spring 

 the home garden-maker (who usually has only 

 a limited amount of time to devote to planting 

 and garden cultivation) finds the planning 



