The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-11
GARDENS
i IL AGAINST WINTER
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
GIVES ADVICE ON SHRUB AND
PLANT TREATMENT.

den plants and shrubs during the win
ter. Such flowers as peonies and hol-
lyhocks will come up again the follow
ing year if they are properly protect
ed 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 a cellar. The departments
specialists give the following sugges-
tions 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 ma
nure or other litter to a depth of 8
or A inches. In more southern locali-
ties this will hold the frost in the
ground and keep the plant from alter
'nately freezing and thawing in more
northern regions the manure will pro-
test the plant from freezing to a depth
that will cut off its water supply.
cannas and Dahllas.
AS soon as the tops of cannas, dahl
las, gladiolus, caladiums and similar
plants are killed by frost, dig up the
roots or bulbs and store them in a
cellar where the temperature will re-
main at So degrees, and should never
go below so or above 60 degrees. Do
not shake any more earth from the
clumps of cannas and dahlias than is
necessary in removing them from the
ground. Place the plants on racks
or in slat boxes so the air may cir
culate freely through them. No frost
must reach the roots nor must they
become too warm or dry.
Hydrangeas.
Hydrangeas (semi-herpaceous) 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 winter
killing while shielding the bush from
winds and SUM- In the North hydran-
geas must be taken up, planted 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 a rule shrubs should not be
trimmed in the fall. This process is
timely immediately after the bloom.
ing period, if this is in the spring, as
in the case of the SNOWFALL. If the
shrubs bloom in the fall, as does some
hydrangeas, the rose or Sharon, and
some hlacs, they should not be cut
directly after blooming, but in the
spring of the following year. Lilacs,
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, ID. 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 as
Canada. All these classes do well on
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These varieties in the vicinity OF
Washington need merely little ma
nure on tNe ground to prevent alter.
nate freezizg and thawing. Farther
north, however, they should be treat
ed as follows
/ Cut the tops to within 80 inches oi
the ground. Cover the roots with
coarse manure or leaves or similar lit
ter. Hold this in place by evergreen
boughs which also acts as a protec
tion. Brush from deciduous trees OF
shrubs may be substituted for the
evergreen boughs except in the most
northern regions.
Mounds of earth about six or eight
inches in height should be drawn
about the bast of rose bushes to keer
them from mice. An an added pro