Plate i6. — The starting of pansies and other hardy perennials and biennials 

 for next season's bloom is one of the important tasks to be attended to through 

 July and August. The cloth covered sash which can be held in place a few inches 

 above a cold frame makes an ideal place in which to start the seeds. Cool and 

 shaded but with plenty of air. (Lower) A box of pansy seedlings ready to be 

 transplanted to their winter quarters. The little plants have developed four or 

 five true leaves and a good bunch of roots. In starting plants of this it is im- 

 portant not to get the seeds too thick. The plants are allowed to make more 

 development before being transplanted than those started in spring under glass. 



