St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-14
FLOWER GARDEN MATTER.
The Protection of the Roots and
Plants Needed in the Winfa.,

The Protection of the Roots and
Plants Needed in the Winter.
Special Letter to the Globe.
FOUNTAIN, Mimi, Dec. eff the
/ roots and bulbs in the flower garden are
! mot already covered by snow or straw,
} this weather is just the kind to work
Fiout in the garden, and if the snow does
\ not cover the flower beds containing
roots and bulbs, then cover with straw,
aor anything that will keep the frost
from penetrating too deeply. The
nstraw that is used for bedding in the
istabies is very fine, but remember that
horse manure is not good for tulips
dit has the effect of changing
ath.ee, color. A yariegated tulip
will be found a dull and
faded blossom, as if all color had been
washed out of it. And for that reason,
look well before using horse-bedding
and see that no manure is concealed in
the straw. Evergreen boughs make a
fine covering for the flower beds, but
are not always attainable. Some women
will empty their straw beds out on the
flower beds and lay Oh sticks of wood to
keep the straw from blowing away, but
it matters little what the covering may
be, so that it covers and protects the
bed from severe freezing and great in
jury to the roots and bulbs from the eX-
IRENE cold and froStS that are death to
most hardy roots in the flower garden;
and if the roots survive this extremity
the blossoms may be badly damaged
and of little account the next season.
Some plants never recover from such
severe trials of their hardihood. In the
northern part-I mean the extreme
north of these United StateS--the lilies
from Japan will
ENDURE THE WINTER
better than in more southern parts, for
III the north the snow often comes to
great depth before the ground becomes
frozen more than an inch OF so, and the
snow keeps the warmth from entirely
leaving the ground. and i'm this way
many plants are safe when they are
killed entirely farther south, where
there is little snow and the ground
freezes five feet sometimes in places
not protected. And one cannot very
well cover an acre of ground to keep a
bed of bulbs safely over the winter.
Shrubbery can be protected by driv-
ing stake into the soil beside the
bushes and then wrapping the whole
up with old carpeting or any old gar
ment that has been discarded, and Sc
curely tied with any strong cord, maxi
ing sure that the stake is strong
enough to withstand the fierce winds
of winter in all their strength.
Rose bushes may be treated the same
way without any injury from the buds
being frozen or rotted by layering. In
this way tender and slender shrubs viii
come out nicely and not broken, as they
will be quite often when laid down and
covered. Ii one can get a long straw to
bind up roses and slender shrubs like
some of the spireas, it will be much bet
ter to use the straw and bind with any
wrapping Irvine that may be found in
oeyery home, or bah may be purehasedat
,sany store where packages are tied up
,Ifer their patrons. In all cases a stake
unjust be driven down beside every bush
fone; binds up, for the winds will do bat
stle With them during the winter aud
aspiring months. Do not be in hurry to
release the bushes from their. bondage
lin the springtiine. but wait until there
scenes good warm rain and the vegeta-
ton begins to grew green, least you
blast the buds that have begun to swell
and thus. lose many blossoms by being
in a hurry to free them from theirywin-
der oTereoatsG Y3"' go
Mrs. MARTHA CgANDAII,.