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Tea roses may also be cut back half, leaving them perhaps 

 12 to 18 inches in height. They may then be boxed in and 

 covered with leaves or fine chaffy straw or old hay. With 

 this amount of protection they usually winter safely. 



An excellent method of growing; tea roses is to make a bor- 

 der 4 to 6 feet in width by 6 to 8 feet in length, according to 

 the grounds. A border of this character will contain 15 to 20 

 roses, giving a choice assortment of varieties. This border 

 may be surrounded by boards 12 inches high and filled in with 

 leaves or short straAV, giving adequate protection. 



In exposed and trying locations it is oftentimes judicious 

 to take down climbing roses, wrap in burlap, or cover on the 

 ground with leaves, old hay, or litter to lessen the trying 

 (waporation of our wintry winds. It is apparent to any one 

 that the animal which has a comfortable stable during tb*^ 

 winter comes out in better condition in the spring than tntr 

 one exposed to winds of winter. 



While our hardiest varieties of roses may endure the evap- 

 oration of our trying winters, they will, however, come 

 through stronger and give better results the coming season 

 if they can receive a fair measure of protection during the 

 winter. In the springtime the soil protected by a suitable 

 mulch will be found in much better condition than that which 

 has been exposed to the evaporation of our trying winters. 



THE LAWN. 



The lawn needs shelter during the winter. First it should 

 have a considerable growth of its own grass allowed to remain 

 through the winter instead of being cut late in the fall by the 

 lawn mower. Second, a mulch of any vegetable matter, leaf 

 mold, leaves, rich manure, applied in early winter, will pro- 

 tect the grass roots from the trying, arid winter's cold and 

 bring the lawn through in condition to give a much more vig- 

 orous growth of grass the coming season. I noticed today 

 that about our office where the grass has never been cut short 

 late in the fall that we have a much better sod than about the 



