The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-03
TO PROTECT YOUR FLOWERS
 FROM JACK FROST

Washington, D. C., Nov. 3.-When Jack Frost has visited the garden and checked or b1ighted the vegetation, the flower lover will consider what shall be done for the various plants and shrubs Jack Frost usually makes himself decidedly evident in the vicin- ity of Washington about the first of November, but farther north his ar- rival may be expected earlier. Differ ent plants demand different treatment. Such flowers as peonies and holly hooks will come up again the fol- lowing year, if they are properly pro tected during the winter, while oth- CTS like cannas and idahhas, which are more accustomed to warmer chimes, must have their roots or bulbs dug up and stores in cellar At this season many inquiries come to the United States Department of Agricut- ture regarding the treatment needed by different plants. and the ,DepRrte ment's specialists have given the fol- lowing suggestions regarding some of them:
 Hardy PererniaIs: Hardy peren- niaIs that are expected to live through the winter, should be covered with a good coating of manure or other lit ter to ., 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 alter lnately freezing and thawing; in more northern regions the manure will keep the plant from freezing to so great a depth that it's water supply would be cut off and the plant would perish. This treatment is good for peontes, larkspur, ho1lyhocks. colum
 pines, iris, paltycodones, and perren- ia1 peoples.
 Cannas, Dah1ias, etc. As soon as l the tops Of cannas. dahiias, gladi olas | caladtums, and similar plants are kill | ad H7A should be dug and stored in a cellar where the eaternperature will remain about 50 degrees and should never ge
 below 50 degrees or above 60 degrees No more earth should be shaken from the cIumps of cannas and dahlias thar l is necessary. to remove them from the ground. The plants may be placet T on racks or in slat boxes so the afl l may circulate freeIey through them No frost must reach the roots, mol
 must they become too warm or dry.
 With bulbous plants, such as cala
 dfums, gladioIas, tuberoses, it is dc
 sirable to remove all the soil ant
 dry them inEthe open air 8 day or tW'
 before storing.
 The killed tops of all vegetation
 may well be removed from one
 flower beds after Jack Frost has wis tied them. This is merely for tn
 sake of appearance, as 1t has nothin
 to do with making the garden nor successful the coming season
 Pansies: If pansies are expeete to do we'll in, the South they must
 set out in the fall, and need the pre- lection of manure as do the peren nia1s. In the South, pansies rnak the best showing in the early. spring , and later in the summer are burnt U by the hot sun. North of the regio
 from New York city to Springelt
 Illinois, pansies do better if set or , in the spring than if planted in tn
 fall, for in these regions the flower will not be affected by the strong sur . light and they should blossom a | z q . 4 w7
 |
 Gerantums: The ordinary metho l of carrying geraniuTns over the winte as used by florists is as follows.
 few vigorous young plants al