. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. IOO THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. planted entire, as when this is done they often refuse to grow, and eventually dwindle away. The clumps should be placed in water, and when the soil has become sufficiently softened it may be washed from the roots with a syringe or hose. When these are entirely free from soil they may easily be divided with a sharp knife into separate crowns, care being taken not to damage the roots more than is necessary. These crowns should then be planted l8in. apart in equal pa
. The century book of gardening; a comprehensive work for every lover of the garden. Gardening. IOO THE CENTURY BOOK OF GARDENING. planted entire, as when this is done they often refuse to grow, and eventually dwindle away. The clumps should be placed in water, and when the soil has become sufficiently softened it may be washed from the roots with a syringe or hose. When these are entirely free from soil they may easily be divided with a sharp knife into separate crowns, care being taken not to damage the roots more than is necessary. These crowns should then be planted l8in. apart in equal parts of fibrous loam and leaf-mould. In this they should soon root, after which they will quickly thrust down their roots into the stronger and richer soil below. The best times for division and planting are February and September, the first being before they have commenced to make their season's growth, and the second after its completion. After flowering is over the plants should receive a mulch of well-rotted manure, and should be well attended to in the matter of water during dry weather, while liquid fertilisers, such as manure-water and soot-water, are very beneficial in strengthening the growth of the plants, and thus laying the foundation for a satisfactory flowering season. Sheets ol glass fixed on legs just over each clump prevent the blossoms getting soiled during wet weather. Frames and hand-lights are often put over them for the same reason, but these are apt, in bad weather, to be kept too close, and they are certainly more cumbersome than the method advocated. Christmas Roses are often grown well in tubs, half-casks, and large pots, but to be successful in this manner of culture it is necessarv that they should receive even more care and attention than when they are planted in the open ground. The tubs should stand in a sheltered position, not exposed to the full sunshine for ten months out of the twelve, and be brought under glass as the flower buds show above th
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