THE GARDEN PRIMER 



when they are three inches high. Observe all that has 

 been said about transplanting when the time for this 

 operation arrives. 



The months of July and August are probably the 

 best in which to raise seedlings of perennials out-of- 

 doors, though they may of course be started in the spring 

 if one wishes, just as other plants are started. There 

 will be no gain in time of bloom however, for the July 

 or August plants will bloom the second year quite as 

 well as the earlier ones. 



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