HOUSE AND GARDEN 
250 
October, 191 
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liquid manure. Nitrate of soda or sul¬ 
phate of ammonia, in a solution of one 
ounce to a gallon of water, will do well 
for an alternate feeding and will increase 
the richness of color of the leaves and 
flowers. Nitrate of potash in a solution 
of one-half ounce to one gallon of water 
is better than either. Apply three gallons 
to the square yard. 
After the plants begin to show signs 
of reaching the end of their blooming 
period a new lease of life can frequently 
be given them by cutting them down to 
within three feet of the ground. A later 
growth will be induced if the plants have 
been well nourished earlier in the season, 
giving almost as large flowers as before. 
Jared Stuyvesant 
Plant Perennials Now 
( Continued from page 207) 
stretched on a frame to shed water, and 
this reinforced with a rough covering of 
boards in severe weather, is all that is 
required. 
In such a frame all perennials which 
transplant easily may be started any time 
after the seeds ripen — from the fifteenth 
of August on. I always like to sow my 
Pansy seed on that date if possible; this 
gives them time to make sufficient growth 
to be ready for transplanting into the open 
ground as soon as it can be worked in 
the spring. 
The seed should be planted in shallow 
drills, scattering them as thinly as pos¬ 
sible. If the planting is done early there 
will be opportunity for transplanting a 
portion of them into fresh rows before 
cold weather begins. Those that may be 
started in this way are: Aquilegias, Eng¬ 
lish Daisies, Shasta Daisies, Delphiniums, 
Pansies, Foxgloves, Antirrhinums, Can¬ 
terbury Bells, Perennial Phlox, the seeds 
of the various hardy grasses, Gaillardias. 
Hollyhocks, Larkspurs, Forget-me-nots, 
Sweet-Williams, Lobelias, Lupins, Lych¬ 
nis, Hibiscus and the like. A coldframe, 
three feet by six, will accommodate 
enough seeds to plant a large, old-fash¬ 
ioned garden of hardy perennials. 
Where it is desired to plant in the 
open ground such things as will not bear 
transplanting, like Poppies, Sweet Alys- 
sum and the like, the ground should be 
properly prepared. Poppies, especially of 
the fine perennial variety, should be sown 
w-here they are to remain and where there 
will be no danger of their being disturbed 
in the spring until their character is fully 
established. The seed of the Poppy is so 
fine that it does not need covering — merely 
press it into the soil with a piece of board. 
If the season is dry some protection 
should be afforded the seed-bed in the 
form of lawn clippings, evergreen twigs 
or a piece of straw matting. 
Seeds sown among other perennials, 
where they receive shade and protection, 
are apt to germinate more freely than in 
exposed situations. Such fine seed as 
Poppies, Larkspur, Foxgloves and the 
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