42 A LITTLE GARDEN THE YEAR ROUND 



of the seeded beds quite enough to take up all 

 of his leisure moments. 



When working in an established hardy gar- 

 den for the purpose of removing and dividing 

 the roots of old plants, one must take care not 

 to damage any clumps of bulbs which might 

 remain hidden in the soU. As one garden- 

 lover put it: "Roots are to be fished out, not 

 to be speared!" In digging up a clump of 

 herbaceous roots, for resetting or for division, 

 all dead shoots clinging thereto should be cut 

 away. It is needless to say that all roots 

 should be handled tenderly. The garden-be- 

 ginner wiU come to learn that there is no gen- 

 eral rule that can be taught him for properly 

 separating old root clumps into numerous 

 parts, which, when set out, themselves become 

 sturdy clumps in the course of a few seasons, 

 again to be divided and reset. The garden- 

 maker must use his judgment and learn by ex- 

 perience and the intuition that will probably 

 come to his aid just how he may cut or break 

 up ah established clmnp of roots into a number 

 of settings for fresh culture. This process of 

 root division refreshes the stock of any hardy 

 garden. If the old plants were not Ufted sea- 



