than twenty inches, and before replanting another 

 in its stead to provide it with fresh and enriched 

 soil. This will give the erratic and whimsical 

 varieties another chance. I recall advising this 

 treatment to a fellow-amateur but my friend's 

 gardener seemed to think — I should n't say 

 "seemed," for I know he did think — that it was 

 a matter of no great importance whether or not 

 the soil the bushes were growing in was removed, 

 as well as the fanciful bush. It tired me out trying 

 to make him understand the folly of planting a 

 healthy bush in the very soil its sister not only 

 had not flourished in, but in which it had actually 

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^ Naturally you will realize the necessity and the 

 importance of using fresh, good soil for plants 

 that are not doing well. It is so easy to transplant 

 those that do not, or will not flourish in one place, 

 and if it is too late in the season to obtain another, 

 then replace them with bushes from a different 

 part of your garden, choosing such as are appar- 

 ently happy and healthy and replanting in their 



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