Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1872-11-21
Misrell
Soma Garden Work for November.

We copy the following from Scribnp'.
Monthly for November
Alihouh the garden presents 80 lad aud
funereai an appearance. there j. much that
must DE done therein. ii We would see le-
newcd the glorics of the summer. Not
only faith but works are needed now Gc-
raniums. even when bitten and crumplrd
BY the frost. are not always kiled Their
succulent roots and branches may vet be
brmiul Of life, and Il we desire 10 preserve
them for auoiher summer. We should pull
them up by the roots. cut of the latest
growth. aud the buds and blossoms. and
hang them by the roots to the iAlter> Of 4
cool. dark. tro>t-proof cellar. Here they
viii retain their vitality until another
spring. All the double and single varieties
of the Zpnaie and No>e2ay GcraajgW> can
be treated in this manner. with perfect Ger
tainty of success. Swcct--ceutcl GcIani-
ums and Pe,arsouium- cam De- kept in boxes
OF light, sandy soiI. IN ,oo! cellar ana 4
little water can be given them about once
month. II Is Wei. before transplaniing
them. Ia cut ont the frcshr-, growth and
trim of the lower branches and leaves.
Engli n gardeners tell a. that scarlet sal
Was can be this treated; Cut down the
stalks tnearlv 10 the roots. after all the
leave, are killed then place them in dry
sand In April the roots will begin 10 grow
when they can be divided and planted in
boxes or pots. or. il the season allows. can
be set in the open border. Fuch,ia, may
be safely Wintered by lifting the roots amer
their leaves are killed. and packing them
In dry sand in boxes then covering them
with hay, and placing them In a cool cellar
free from frost and damp. In England the
fuchsa j, treaied like perennial j. shelter
ed during the winter by mats. aud trails
over windows and porrhe, like our
honey suckle-. In California it grows a.
lnxuriant A. our lilac bushes. attaining the
same height; while we ID these Eastern
Stales tend it carefully a. aioyciy greene
house darling. Gladiol must not be re-
moved to winter quarters until Just sfprc
the ground freezes. The bulbs can he
placed in paper bag. and b. Kept III any
dry place which i fro>,-prout HYBRID
Perpetual, China, Bengal aud Noi>ct;c
ro>e- eau be protected inycry cold lncali-
ties by being covered with heavy .ra-~
sod>. \ >hovelml of BARNARD manure on
compost should BE- thrown clu-ch about
their roots; thea they are laid carefully
down upon the earth, bed having .egn
H.
few shoyeifuls of earth keep them in place.
and grass sodS. green side uppermo>t. and
tightly fitted over them. These are trod-
den down on all SIDES. not "a crcvice being
left into which the cold air can creep; and
the garden or yard viii then present the
appearance OF a graveyard; hat the III It
snow hides all the elevations and the rose-
are secured in warm beds. Geraniuns.
Roses. Fuchsias. etc. can be buried in a
trench. The trench should be dug in
location where no water will settle. and il
should be three or four feet deep certain
lyibelow the reach of the frost. Line the
trench with straw. tau-hark. or course
hay lay the plants IN a row. and cover
with straw. and etc. Then iii ia the earth
finishing off with a ridge or root. shaped
so ar to carry off the melting snow or rain.
Half-hardy woody plants eau generally be
successfully winlered thus Try il. fair
friends. and prove its truth We all
grieve to see our thrifty GeraBiums, He
liotropes. etc. that have been the pride of
OF our gardens. cut down in all their beau-
~ and killed; but BY preparing such a
trench. and cutting offthe blackened leaves
and the shoots of the tenlerest. latest
growth. We can preserve them for another
year.
When our tender plants are safely
housed, we must turn our attention to
those which still retain their beauty and
must pick off all the dead blossoms and
leaves, and scatter compost or manure lib
orally around the roots to increase their
strength and vigor The walks should
also be kept clear of weeds and leaves, and
all decayed stems, leaves aud flowers re-
moved. SO that a sober neatness NAV sue
coed the summers brilliancy aud beauty.
Perernials should now be transplanted
and divided. Once in three years these
plants require division of their shoots.
and a new location. Fresh loan should
be added to the old bed, o. a new bed pre-
pared. No class OF flowers i more tlesir-
able than perennials. They require little
attention, and always repay it bounteous
with their delicate or gorgeous flowers.
Peonies should be removed to new quar-
tiers at this time; they should never be dis
turbed in the spring. The handsomest
flowers of asters and zinuias should be
saved for seed. verbena seeds can easily
be saved from hourishing bed of plants,
and the flowers raised from seedlings are
always the finest. and bloom the most pro-