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HOW' TO GROW' ROSES 



2. Board sides to 

 hold the leaves in 

 place and to sup- 

 port the boards to 

 be placed across 

 the top. (See 3.) 



3. Note.— Both 

 ends are left open 

 for the free circu- 

 lation of the air. 



covered the beds to the height of the soil heaped around the 

 plant (Fig. 2). We then boarded in the long sides of the beds 

 2 feet high, and boarded over the top of the bed, but left the 

 two ends open (Fig. 3). Over this board cover we spread a layer 

 of bedding, straw, and hay (Fig. 4)." 



Here again we see demonstrated three important points: (1) 

 Cover and protect from the sunshine to prevent thawing after 

 frost has set in; (2) protect from the drying effects of strong 

 winds; (3) do not prevent the free circulation of air. 

 Remember that any sudden change in temperature carries the 

 greatest danger, and usually the most violent changes occur 

 just as winter is turning to spring. 



