The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-11-19
RHHEN Jack Frost has visited the
garden and checked or blight

lover will consider what shall be
done for the various plants and
shrubs. Jack Frost usually makes
himself decidedly evident about the
first of November. Different plants
demand different treatment. Such
flowers as peonies and hollyhocks
will come up again the following
year If they are properly protected
during the winter, while others like
eannas and dahlies, which are more
accustomed to warmer climes, must
have their roots. or bulbs dug up
and stored in a cellar. At this sea-
son many inquiries come to the
United States Department of Agri-
culture regarding the treatment
needed by different plants, and the
Departments specialists have given
the following suggestions regarding
some of them:
Hardy Perennials.
Hardy perrennials that are ex-
pected to live through the winter,
should be covered with a good coat
Ing Of manure or other litter to a
depth of three or four inches. This
In more southern localities will hold
the frost in the ground during the
winter and keep the plant from al
ternately freezing and thawing; in
more northern regions the manure
will keep the plant from freezing to
so great a depth that it's water sup
ply would be cut off and the plant
would perish. This treatment is
good for peonies, larkspur, holly
hooks, columbines, iris, paltyco-
dones, and perennial peoples.
Cannas, Dahlias, Etc.
AS soon as the tops Of can
mas, dahlias, gladiolas, caladiums,
similar plants are killed by the
frost, the roots or bulbs should be
dug and stored in a cellar, where
the temperature will remain about
SIS degrees and should never 60 be-
low so or above so degrees. No
more earth should be shaken from
the clumps of cannas and dahlias
than is necessary to remove them
from the ground. The plants may
be~placed on racks or in slat boxes
so the air may circulate freely
through them. No frost must reach
the roots, nor must they become too
war; or dry.
With Dubious plants, such as cal
albums, gladiolas, tuberoses, 1t is
desirable to remove all the soil and
dry them in the open air a day or
two before storing.
The killed tops of all vegetation
may well be removed from ones
flower beds after Jack Frost has
visited them. This is merely for
the sake Of appearance, as it has
nothing to do with making the gar
den more successful the coming sea-
son.
.Pansies.
II pansies are expected to do we'll
in the South they must be set out
In the fall, and need the protection
of manure as do the perennials. In
the South, pansies make the best
showing in the early spring, and
later in the summer are burnt up by
the hot sun. North of the region
from New York City to Springfield,
Illinois, pansies do better II set out
In the spring than If planted in the
fall, for In these regions the flow
ers will not be affected by the
strong sunlight and they should
blossom all summer.
Geraniums.
The ordinary method Of carrying
geraniums over the winter as used
BY florists is as follows:
A few vigorous young plants are
taken into a conservatory or green
house and cuttings are taken from
these during the winter from which
. new supply Of plants Is grown for
spring use. The cuttings for the
wrng supply should not be made
later than January, II good stocky
plants are desired for the next sum
mer's use.
The ordinary house holder who
desires to keep his or her plants
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