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THE CANADIAN HORTICVLTVRIST. 



Fig. 2179. Clk.matis Jackmanu on House of .Mk. Jas. Ckaig. KiNOsrox. 



kinds of shrubs, roses, etc. The barrel 

 should, before being- placed over the plants, 

 have several one-inch holes bored in the 

 sides at irregular distances from the top 

 varying from six to eight inches apart. No 

 lioles should be bored below the largest 

 part of the barrel except a few on the sides 

 and very near to the bottom of the barrel. 

 By boring the holes in the manner men- 

 tioned very little moisture will find its way 

 inside the barrel. The top or lid of the 

 barrel must of course be removed, but the 

 bottom should be left intact. When the 

 barrel is turned bottom up over the inner 

 protection of leaves before mentioned, not 

 only will all moisture be excluded, but the 

 holes bored in the sides will allow of a cir- 

 culation of air sufficient to prevent the leaves 

 from becoming heated, and still give pro- 

 tection sufficient for the well-being of the 

 plant. Objection may be taken to barrels 



being used for protective purposes on ac- 

 count of their unsightliness. This objec- 

 tion can be remedied by covering the bar- 

 rels with branches of evergreens. 



Another effective method of covering the 

 kind of plants before mentioned is to secure 

 some long straw, long sedge grass, or simi- 

 lar material, lay it out as straight as possi- 

 ble in small quantities, and then cover tlie 

 trees or shrubs with about an inch or two 

 in thickness of the material. Care must be 

 taken, however, to commence laying on the 

 covering from the bottom so that each suc- 

 cessive layer overlays a few inches the layer 

 below it. The top of this thatch or cover- 

 ing should be tied closely with twine, and 

 the twine carried around the covering down 

 to the ground so as to keep the successive 

 layers in place. 



Where a very slight protection is needed 

 the matting used to cover tea chests, makes 



