The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-11
AIDING SHRUBS AND
 ROSES TO WINTER
 THE COLD WEATHER


 Washington. Nov. 11.-While hlacss snowbaIIs and certain other shrubs should be let alone during the win ter. being neither trimmed nor cov- cred with straw and manure, other bushes need special attention. HvdraDQeaS Hydrangeas (Serni- herbaceous) in the South will last out l the winter if properly cared for out l of-doors The tops should be pro | tected with straw or brush. This may be held in place about the bushes with a little manure. or stones. The flower buds of the hydrangea form in the fall, and this cover will keep them from winter killing while shielding the bush from winds and sun. In 1 the North hydrangeas must be taken l up, planted in tubs and placed in the cellar. This is generally true of lat 1 itudes north of Philadelphia
 The shrub known as brugmansia Ishould De treated as is the hydrangea. The brugmansia (knoWn ootantcally as Datura) is also called thorn apple. | It is a cultivated form of Jimson l weed and has long bel1-shaped white flowers and rather coarse foliage. r As rule shrubs should not be trim med in the fall. This process is tiner l Iy immediately after the blooming pe- riod, if this is in the spring, as in the l case of the snoWbau If the shrubs bloom. in the fall, as do some hy- drangeas, the rose of Sharon, and l l directly after blooming. but in the 1 spring of the following year.
 The mock orange, which is also known as syringe 2 needs special l treatment to help it winter the severe weather. The name stsyringe1 al- j lthough popularly. applied to the mock 1 orange, is really more appropriate for 1 the lilac, which is Known botanically I by that designation, while the mock orange is botanically "Phi1adeI- Fphus.'
 l Roses-AImost all kinds of roses are hardy in the vicinities of Washington and St. Louis and to the south of line drawn between these points From Washington northward local conditions influence the successful l cultivation of certain varieties. Some I roses. as the briar and rugosas need no protection.
 l. But other varieties, such as the hy- brid7perpetua1s, teas and hybrid-teas need special care, particularly. north of the fortieth parallel Teas and hybrid-teas hardly succeed in Chica- I go, although the hybrid-perpetuaIs i grow as far north as Canada. All f these classes do we'll on Long Island and in Boston near the sea when Erieties in the vicinity of Washington need marely a little manure on the ground to prevent alternate freezing and thawing. Farther north, how ever, they should be. treated as fol-
 Cdt the tops to within 80 inches of the ground. Cover the roots with Icoarse manure or leaves oD similar litter. Hold this in place by brush,
 which also acts as a protection. Ev- ergreen boughs may be substituted for the< coarser litter except in the most northern regions
 It is best to- draw mounds of earth about six or eight inches in height about the base of the rose bushes to keep them from mice In some To- calities the loose brush around the roots will attract mice, who will make their winter quarters there and de- stroy the rose bushes. As an added protection against mice, permit the l ground to freeze slightly before win ter protection is supplied. In fact, roses should not be protected until I after The first light freeze, which may be expected in Washington about the first of December, but earlier farther north.
 Climbing Roses-In the latitude of Philadelphia and farther south climb ing roses usually need no protection during the winter unless they are a particularly tender variety. Farther liar to that given to the tea and hy- bridS tea roses
 Climbing roses may be best cared for by being removed from their sup l ports Fhe branches should then be l covered ever with a little dirt and treated as hybrid perpetual roses would be treated. A little fall trim l ming might be desirable to lessen the space occupied by the branches on the ground. Such side branches as are not to be needed for next seasons blooming may be, cut off. Such cut ting off and shortening of the, ends as would otherwise be done in the spring, may be done in the fall before GOV ering,. merely for convenience,
 The above method lis much more 1 satisfactory than attempting to put straw about the roses as they remain on their posts or treIlises