House and Garden 
winter. It pays better to purchase again in the 
spring. 
The Hollanders are now busy preparing their 
tulips, hyacinths, narcissus, snowdrops, crocus, etc., 
as they ripen, for shipment to this country and other 
parts of the world. Plans must be made to plant 
them as soon as they come to hand. Last year owing 
to the absence of freezing weather it was possible to 
plant bulbs in most localities almost up until Christ¬ 
mas. This may not prove to be the case this fall. 
d he lilies from Japan do not arrive much before 
November, very often too late to plant owing to the 
ground being frozen. 
Ltlium Candtdwn, or the annunciation lily, should 
be planted this month. It is not necessary to wait for 
importations of this grand lily as home grown ones 
can usually be procured. Plant the bulbs in clumps 
in the hardy border or among the shrubbery in posi¬ 
tions where they will not be disturbed for a few years. 
Do not set the bulbs too deep, two inches below the 
surface being sufficient, and cover in the winter with 
loose leaves or other material. 
This is the month “par excellence” for trans¬ 
planting peonies. Of late years these lovely flowers 
are getting some of the attention they deserve, the 
better varieties like the roses are becoming known by 
name. There are such a vast number of varieties 
that unless one does know some of them it is very 
confusing to make an intelligent selection from the 
average list. There are really only four main colors 
and white: crimson, red, rose and pink, so that the 
endless varieties are made up of shades and varia¬ 
tions of them in form, time of flowering as well as 
color. 
The first peony to bloom in the spring is the 
quaint little PcBonia tenuijolta or fern leaf peony. 
It has dark crimson flowers and fern-like foliage and 
blooms almost as early as the snowdrop. The next 
to bloom is the old-fashioned double crimson Pceonia 
officinalis that cannot be dispensed with in any gar¬ 
den. After this the later sorts follow in rapid succes¬ 
sion. The following are considered by specialists to 
be among the best, Festiva maxima, white, occasion¬ 
ally flecked with crimson; Marie Lemoine, ivory 
white; L’Esperence, pink; Dorchester, shell pink; 
Golden Harvest, the nearest approach there is to a 
yellow peony: Grandiflora rubra, blood red; Rubra 
triumphans, glowing crimson; Victoria tricolor, a 
combination of pink, orange and salmon tints. The 
list could be extended indefinitely and yet there 
would be kinds deserving to be included among the 
best. 
Peonies should be planted in deeply dug, well 
enriched ground and in a position where they will 
get the full benefit of the sun all day long. In shady 
positions they are not so likely to produce good 
blooms. 
When planting set the plants deep enough so that 
the buds or crowns will be covered with two inches 
of soil. It is a mistake to transplant too large 
clumps. Three separate plants of three or four 
stems each, set in triangular form, will produce a 
much better clump than one very large piece. 
If sweet violets are wanted for early spring they 
should be planted now in a cold frame or in some 
position where they will have protection. The 
main object is to get the plants well established before 
the cold weather sets in. 
Keep the fall crop of vegetables that have still to 
make a growth well worked. As soon as the nights 
begin to get cool the celery will begin to make up for 
lost time and will soon be ready for its first earthing- 
up. Do not do this too soon or too high the first 
time or it will check the growth. 
One of the most important jobs in the vegetable 
garden at this time of year is to clean up the ground 
after the crop has been gathered. This is often 
neglected with the result that the refuse of crops 
forms ideal places for fungous diseases to perpetuate 
themselves in, and insects to hibernate in. Keep 
the rubbish burnt up and the ground dug and you 
will have fewer troubles next year. 
Dekorative Kunst 
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