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den-maker will not forget that perennials to 

 be raised from seed should now be sown in 

 coldframes. By planting them in frames the 

 seeds will escape being washed away by the 

 Autumn rains. Then, too, one may plan now 

 for the winter garden indoors. Carnations are 

 to be brought inside this month from the out- 

 door garden where they have been flourishing 

 in the open through July. Easter Lilies for 

 forcing should be potted at this time. In or- 

 der that their bulbs may become thoroughly 

 rooted they should be kept in a dark, cool place 

 until this start is made. Seedlings set out of 

 doors may be transplanted to small pots 

 "plunged" in soil and removed indoors as soon 

 as frost threatens to make its first appearance. 

 In "plunging" the pots for out-of-door plant 

 growth, the garden-maker will not forget to 

 lift the pots every now and then to break off 

 the roots that may have pushed down through 

 the opening at the bottom of the pots, thus tak- 

 ing hold firmly in the external soil. Such am- 

 bitious root stragglers must not be allowed to 

 do this. Plants should be watched carefully 

 and all cutworms removed by hand. Spraying 



