214 A LITTLE GARDEN THE YEAR ROUND 



Evergreens should be planted now, the roots 

 being kept shaded and well moistened until 

 they are in the ground. In transplanting 

 Evergreens we must not forget the importance 

 of that fact, for the neglect of it may ruin all 

 chances of success for the Evergreens that are 

 being set out. 



OCTOBER 



To the observant eye even the first days of 

 October are attended by many little changes 

 that mark the rapidity with which Autumn 

 has advanced. The face of nature is changing, 

 whichever way we look. We realize how soon 

 our lovely Summer gardens are to be taken 

 from us, and for once Winter will seem to be 

 creeping stealthily over the border of Flora's 

 realm like an enemy bringing the warfare that 

 later is to devastate the kingdom of foliage. 

 As we walk along our garden paths our way 

 shall lead through fallen leaves and just as 

 Spring scenery awakes within us gladsome 

 emotion so will the Autumn landscape find us 

 sorrowing perhaps. But we know in our 

 hearts that our beautiful gardens will not per- 

 ish, that they will be but resting for a sea- 



