Planting 163 



As nothing great is born in haste, 

 Wise nature's time allow. 



Young: Love of Fame. 



Plantsmen generally recommend August and Sep- 

 tember as the ideal time for transplanting as then it 

 is nearly dormant, and it will afterwards make a root 

 growth and become fairly well established before the 

 ground freezes, and will be in good condition to bloom 

 the following spring. In fall-planting, the best time 

 is just before the fall rains begin. A better time, 

 however, is just after the plant has ceased blooming — 

 provided the roots are not allowed to become dry — 

 as then a new vigorous growth begins and the new 

 roots are then short and have sent out few, if any, 

 rootlets and are therefore less liable to be injured 

 when the plant is taken up, and the plant will have 

 that much more time to become established and will 

 bloom more freely the following spring. 



The Iris is pre-eminently the plant for the renter's 

 garden. With Irises he can quickly make his abode 

 look like a home instead of a mere stopping-place, 

 and whenever he moves he can dig them up and take 

 them with him and know that they will do well in 

 their new home. If he is to move in the winter he 

 can take them up in the fall and store them until 

 spring. For storing, lift them as late as possible, 

 but before the ground is frozen; free them from soil 

 and especially if it is damp; cut off most of the foliage 

 (about two-thirds of each leaf) taking care not to cut 

 into the middle of the plant, where the new leaves 



