Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-11-09
FOR PROTECTION OF FLOWERS

| TueSday and wednesday.
(To be Continued.)
FOR PROTECTION OF FLOWERS
v. S. Department Of Agriculture Give'
Directions for Protection Of Winter
Gardens.
At this season many inquiries come
to the United States department o
agriculture regarding the protection OF
garden plants and shrubs during the
winter. Such flowers as peonies anc
hollyhocks will come up again the fol-
lowing year II they are properly pro.
tected during the winter, while Others
like cannas and dahlias, which are
more accustomed to warm climates
must have their roots or bulbs dug
up and stored in cellar. The de-
partment's specialists give the fol-
lowing suggestions for putting the
garden to bed"
Hardy PerenniaIs.
Cover hardy perennials, such as
peonies, larkspur, hollyhocks, colum-
bines, iris, platycodons and peren-
NAL poppies, with good coating oi
manure or other litter to depth Of
or 4 inches. In more southern locali-
ties this will hold the frost in the
ground and keep the plant from al
ternately freezing and thawing; ir
more northern regions the manure
will protect the plant from freezing
to a depth that will cut off its water
supply.
Cannas and DahIias.
AS soon as the tops OF cannas
dahlas, gladious. caladimus and simi'
lar plants are killed by 1rost, dig VI
the roots or bulbs and store them ir
cellar where the temperature viii
remain at 55 degrees and should never
go below so or above go degrees. Dt
not shake any more earth from the
clumps of cannas and dahlias than IL
necessary in removing them from the
in slat boxes so the air may circulate
freely through them. No frost mus
reach the roots nor must they become
too warm or dry.
Hydranaeas.
Hydrangeas (semi- i-herbaceous) in
the south will last through the winter
out of doors, If properly cared for
The tops should be protected witt
straw or brush. This may be held ir
place about the bushes with a 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 sun. In the north hydran'
geas must be taken up, planted in tubs
and placed in the cellar. This is gen
orally true Of ATTITUDES north Of Phila-
delphia.
AS a rule shrubs should not be trim
med in the fall. This process is timely
Immediately after the blooming period
if this is in the spring, as in the case
of the SNOWFALL. If 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 fol-
lowing year. Lilacs, snowballs ano
mock orange should be let alone dur
ing 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 6
line drawn between these points.
From Washington northward loca
conditions influence the successful
roses, as the brier and rugosa, neet
no protection, but other varieties, a:
hybrid -perpetuals, teas and hybrid
teas, need special care, particularly
north of the fortieth parallel. Teas
and hybrid teas hardly succeed ir
Chicago although the hybrid perpetu'
ais grow as far north as Canada. Al
these classes do we'll on Long Island
and in Boston near the sea when prop.
er care is given them. These varie-
ties in the vicinity Of Washington
need merely a little. manure on the
ground to prevent alternate freezing
and thawing. Farther north. however
they should be treated as follows:
Cut the tops to within 30 inches OF
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-
ton. Brush from deciduous trees OF
shrubs may be substituted for the ever
green boughs except in the most north
ern regions.
Mounds Of earth about six or eight
inches in height should be drawn
about the base Of the rose bushes tc
keep them from mice. AS an added
protection against mice, permit the
ground to freeze slightly before winter
protection is supplied. In fact. roses
first light freeze, which may be ex-
pected in Washington. D. c.. about the
first Of December, but earlier farther
north.
Climbing Roses.
In the latitude Of Philadelphia and
farther south climbing roses usually
need no protection during the winter
unless they are a particularly tender
variety. Farther north these roses
need protection similar to that given
to the tea and hybrid tea roses.
Where it is possible to do so, re-
move climbing roses from their sup
ports, and cover the branches with a
little dirt. A little fall trimming
might be desirable to lessen the space
occupied by the branches on the
ground Such side branches as are
not to be needed for next seasons
blooming may be cut off. Such cut
ting off and shortening of the ends
as would otherwise be done in the