Bismarck daily tribune., 1915-10-13
Hou to !. Care
For Flo'w,!ers''' $
U. s. Department Of Agriculture
Gives Some Valuable Point
q. ers to Gardners. vi

Washington, Oct. 8.-At this season
many inquiries come to the United
States Department of Agriculture re-
garding the protection Of garden
plants and shrubs during the winter.
Such flowers as peonies and holly
hooks will come up again the follow
ing Year il they are properly protect
ed during the winter, while others,
Hike cannas and dahias, swaich are
more accustomed to warm climes,
nl1lst 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.'':t 3 1Gs s'nst ',,l.lg,,
e. &jta Hardy PerenniaIs. .,
Cover hardy perennials, such as pc,
onies, larkspur, :holNyhocks, colum.
bines, iris, platycodons; and perennial
poppies, witch a good coating Of ma
nure or other litter to a depth Of 3
or 4 inches. In more southern local
tiles this will hold the frost in the
ground and keep the plant from alter.
natelys freezing and thawing; in more
northern regions the manure will pro
ect the plant from freezing to a depth
tnat will cut of its water supply.
(, - !a} Cannas and Dahlias ''''.,+
AZ soon as the tops OF cannas. dan
las, gladiolius,, caDadiurns and similer
plants are 'kfleed by frost, dig UP: the
roots or bulbs and store them in a
cellar where the temperature will re-
main at IS degrees, and should never
go below S 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 rocks or
in stat boxes so the air may circulate
freely through them. No frost must
reach the roots nor must they become
too warm or dry.
Hldranacas. s,-
Hydrangeas (semi-heG'haceous) in
the south will last Through the winter
out-ot-doors. if propedly cared fer.
The tops should be protected with
straw or brush. This may loe aeld
in place about the bushes with a little
manure or stones. The flower buds
Of the aydrangea form in the fall, agntd
this cover will keep them from win.
ter-killing while shielding the bush
from winds and sun. In the north
hydrangeas must tbe taken up, planted
in tubs and placed in the cellar:
This is generally true Of lattitudes
north of Philadelphia. sv
The shrub known as brugmans'a
also called thorn apple, should .be
treated as is the hNdrangea, but they
are not hardy nearly 50 far north. V
As a rule shrubs should not be trim
med in t,e fall. This process IS time
" fmmediately after the hloomint
periad, il this Is in the spring, as II
the case Of the sncwbaM II the shrub:
bloom in the fall. as do some hydran
geas. the rose Of Sharon. and Some
li,acs, thew should not be cut directi,
after Incoming. but IN the spring o
tine following year Lilacs. snowflake
and mock orange sE,omld be let alone
during the winter, heire neither trirc
oeH nor covered withastraw andasna
nure. ~
Roses ;&S
Almost c1H kinds ~ roses re haTf'
| in the vicinities Of washington. p>aG.
md ST. Louis and to 't''e south cf :
line drawn between t',ese rcinf'
Eror, w19stin|rtcr rnrt',ward Enc
conditions influence tha s''nn1cssf'
cultivation # rer.sin varieties. Some
roses as the hriar and .r',~-e,.. roo
M rrnter+ion. h',t ot',er varieties
rr."s, ~ the ho1hrid r'n~cie+''a'e. e7ts
and hrT1r'a +eas. reea em~"'"' cs-o
r.articn,l"r'r- north ~ tho fc"ti"f>, 'r'
+ne fortiet', na-a''e'. Tn"- "nd h>'
S-~,d tens 1.nr1lv cr,rneed IN Chicaoo
cr+.,,-rr-ih ~, h~,-'d r~rT>e+uo'r r1~c-'
90 far rorth oe Caraio. AN +he"t
e1seees f1O we'll ~, T,o-g VeNn"d ~
50 ip~e+nr near- "ha s~. w',en n~onn'
~e~n 10 or;vo- t;,e,-, T',oee vo-ie+ies
In the vicinity cf weeNi~ ~~t"r nco'
~,ere,,- . N+tln ~,n--ra o. tn" r-a',nf
to prevent alternate freezing art