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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



September, 1906 



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to injury from frosts so slight that most other 

 plants do not seem to mind them in the least. 

 Even if they are not killed, their foliage will 

 be blackened and made unsightly, and their 

 buds will be blasted. All danger may be 

 averted by covering them with sheets or by 

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 trouble to do this. Nearly every season we 

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 the early frosts, and it is during this period 

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It is not too late in the season to sow 

 perennials and biennials. They have about 

 two months ahead of them in which to make 

 growth, and the time gained now will ad- 

 vance them just so much next season. 



Seedlings of hollyhock, delphinium, and 

 other plants of similar character, ought to be 

 transplanted now to the places where they are 

 to bloom. If care is taken to not disturb their 

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Unless you were sure about the colors of 

 your perennial phlox before you set out 5'our 

 plants it is quite likely you have discovered 

 some discordant notes in their arrangement. 

 Lilac and mauve sorts have found places 

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 result has been extremely unpleasant to the eye, 

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 will give most delightful effects. But allow 

 them to grow among the more brilliant kinds 

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 here I want to say that, fine as the dark colors 

 of this phlox are, when grown in masses, you 

 get only a hint of the superb effects they are 

 capable of giving when white is used gener- 

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 results from the liberal use of dark colors 

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 the beauty of each plant of crimson, scarlet, 

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If you give your hybrid perpetual roses a 

 good, sharp cutting-back now, and manure the 

 soil about them well, you may reasonably ex- 

 pect a few fine flowers from each plant later 

 on, and what is more delightful than a perfect 

 rose, gathered from the garden just on the edge 

 of winter? Say what we may about other 

 flowers, the rose holds its own at the head of 

 the list, and always will. 



This is the month for bulb-planting. In 

 another article I have given quite complete di- 

 rections for this phase of garden-work. Be 

 sure to arrange for a bulb-garden if you do not 

 already have one. No class of flowers affords 

 more pleasure than these, coming, as they do, 

 at a time when there is nothing to dispute 

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