230 NEBRASKA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



stant joy from her employment, while she is helping to make 

 a fairer and more attractive earth. 



PROTECTION. 



Whenever groAvn in the cold North, out on the Plains, or in 

 the South, tlie iris should have protection. It is so ethereally 

 beautiful and so delicately fragile it should not be subjected 

 to rough usage and tlie buffeting of the storms. Whenever 

 seen in its native state it has chosen some quiet spot, some 

 sheltered space near some pond or in one of nature's silent 

 places where it can make that beautiful toilet without moles- 

 tation. It is not found gTOwing naturally in a bleak and 

 windswept spot. In fact, all flowers should be protected. 

 They can not be at their best when crippled and bruised by 

 the fierce storms which sweep over the land. It is asking too 

 much of them to go from an embowered, secluded home out 

 into the vast bleakness of the naked prairie. 



A SUITABLE PROTECTION. 



After searching for more than thirty years for some hardy, 

 quick-growing, and beautiful shrub which would both give 

 ornamentation and protection, we have decided on the Loni- 

 ceras or Bush Honeysuckles. The spireas are beautiful when 

 in bloom, but they are not tall enough. Lonicera Marrow! is 

 very popular in the East as well as in the West. It is quick- 

 growing and is covered in springtime with a flood of sweet- 

 scented flowers, followed by masses of bright red berries 

 which lengthen out its attraction a long time. It is, however, 

 of a weeping or sprawling habit which takes up a good deal 

 of space. It is much used in rough places to cover rocks or 

 unsightly spots, and is not so desirable for a hedge. 



RUPRECHTA. 



This is a compact, rapid-growing bush from Manchuria, 

 and is fast coming into favor. It also is covered by a blanket 

 of light-colored flowers, followed by masses of berries. It 



