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ture regarding the protection Of
garden plants and shrubs during the
winter. Such flowers as peonies and
hollyhocks will come up again the
following year II they are properly
protected during the winter, while
others like cannas and dahlias, which
are more accustomed to warm climes,
must have their roots or bulbs dug up
and stored in cellar. The depart
ment's specialists give the following
suggestions for putting the garden
to bed:
Hardy Perenniais
Cover hardy perennials, such as
peonies, larkspur, hollyhocks, colum-
bines, iris, platycodons and perennial
poppies, with good coating Of
manure or other litter to depth of
or 4 inches. In more southern To-
calities this will hold the frost in the
ground and keep the plant from al
| ternately freezing and thawing; in
more northern regions the manure
will protect the plant from freezing
to a depth that will cut off its water
supply.
Cannas and Dahlias
AS soon as the tops of cannas,
| dahlias, gladiolus, caladiums and sim.
| liar plants are killed by frost, dig up
the roots or bulbs and store them In
cellar where the temperpature will
remain at 55 degrees, and should
never go below so or above 60 de.
grees. Do not shake any more earth
from the clumps of cannas and dahl.
las than is necessary in removing
them from the ground. Place the
plants 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 warm or
dry.
| hydrangeas
| Hydrangeas (semi-herbaceous) In
the south will last through the winter
out-of-doors, if properly cared for
The tops should be protected with
, straw or brush. This may be held in
place about the bushes with little
manure or stones. The flower buds
of the hydrangea form in the fall, and
this cover will keep them from win.
ter-killing while shielding the bush
from winds and sun. In the north
hydrangeas must be taken up, plant
ed in tubs and placed in the cellar
This Is generally true of latitudes
north of Philadelphia.
The shrub known as brugmansia,
also called thorn apple, should be
treated as is the hydrangea, but they
are not hardy nearly SO far north.
AS rule shrubs should not be
trimmed in the fall. This process Is
timely Immediately after the bloom
ing period, II this is in the spring, as
is the case of the SNOWFALL. II the
shrubs bloom in the fall, as do some
hydrangeas, the rose of Sharon, and
some lilacs, they should not be cut
directly after blooming, but in the
spring Of the following year. Ii.
lacs, snowballs, and mock orange
should be let alone during the winter,
being neither trimmed nor covered
with straw and manure.
Roses
Almost all kinds of roses are hardy
in the vicinities Of Washington, D. c..
and st. Louis and to the south of a
line drawn between these points
From Washington northward local
conditions influence the successful
cultivation of certain varieties. Some
roses, as the briar and rugosa, need
no protection, but other varieties
such as the hybrid perpetuals, teas
and hybrid-teas, need special care
particularly north of the fortieth par
allel. Teas and hybrid-teas hardly
, succeed in Chicago, although the by
brid-perpetuals grow as far north al
Canada. All these classes do wei
. on Long Island and in Boston neal
the sea when proper care is giveI
, them. These varieties in the vicinit.
of Washington need merely LITTLE
manure on the ground to prevent nj
| ternate freezing and thawing. Far
ther north, however, they should b.
: treated as follows:
. Cut the tops to within 30 inches o
the ground. Cover the roots will
coarse manure or leaves OF simila
litter. Hold this in place by ever
green boughs which also acts as
! protection. Brush from deciduou
) trees or shrubs may be substitute,
. for the evergreen boughs except il
9 the most northern regions.
Mounds of earth about six or eigh
inches in height should be draw