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spring after such separ- 

 ation. (As to blooming 

 size, see under Rhizome, 

 page 119, Flower- Stem, 

 page 126, When to Plant, 

 page 163.) 



The lobes marked "2", 



iL\ aA4A^ if separated from "i" (as 



0. 



in Fig. XLIX, D) are only 

 refuse, as are also lobes 

 "3" and "4" whether sep- 

 arated from each other or 

 not, except that if planted — 

 which of course should be 

 done in the case of ex- 



Fic. XLix.-lRis Clump, showing pensive or scarce Varieties— 

 HOW IT MAY BE DIVIDED* ^^gy wlll probably develop 



growth buds (as, the one 

 marked "5" in Fig. XLIX, A and the one marked 

 "12" in Fig. IX, page 115) which will become bloom- 

 ing plants in the course of several years — a matter 

 more fully referred to under Propagation. (See also 

 Fig. XIII, page 118, and accompanying explanation.) 

 To get a uniform effect and an effect of uniform 

 spacing, plants like the single leads in Fig. XLIX, C 

 should be used, and all should be set with the tips 

 pointing in the same direction. To get a mass effect 

 quick, clusters like Fig. XLIX, B should be planted. 

 As a rule it is not well to plant a clump undivided, 

 for the center is too prone to decay. (See under 

 Transplanting in Chapter VII.) 



*Courtesy of Mr. B, C. Auten, Carterville, Mo. 



