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This is more particularly to be taken into 

 consideration where leaves are used as a 

 winter covering for roots or vegetables, as 

 these destructive little nibblers are very 

 partial to snug, warm quarters in winter, 

 especially with a plentifully supplied larder 

 close at hand. If the covering is not applied 

 until after the first fall of snow, these little 

 pests are seldom troublesome. 



of bloom standing erect above their hand- 

 some foliage, as perfect in form and rich in 

 coloring as it is possible for them to be. 

 Foliage beds of caladium esculentum, 

 coleus, ricinus and acalyphas — to say 

 nothing of beds of geraniums, begonias, 

 etc. — can be seen on almost every lawn, 

 resplendent in all their summer beauty of 

 foliage and flower Verily this, the last 



Fig. 1949. Bed of Ricinus, Caladium esculentum and Coleus, 



Gore Park, Hamilton. phnto taken Oct. is, woo. 



It seems decidedly out of place and un- 

 reasonable, at this date (October 15th) to be 

 writing an article on the protection of plants 

 from severe frosts, as up to the present 

 there has not been the slightest frost in this 

 locality to even dim the rich summer 

 coloring, or check in the slightest degree 

 the luxuriant growth and flower of the most 

 tender exotic plants. Masses of cannas 

 can be seen with their large showy trusses 



autumn of the 19th century, must be 

 recorded as being exceptionally fine and 

 beautiful in this section of Ontario. Possibly 

 before this reaches the eyes of our readers a 

 decided change will have come over this 

 scene of summer beauty in late autumn. 

 The accompanying photographs of two of 

 the many fine beds of flowering and foliage 

 plants to be seen in Gore Park, as well as 

 the other parks in the city, will give our 



