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the Lilac, and those which make growth in 

 spring before blooming. The latter may 

 safely be pruned now, but all belonging to the 

 class of which the Lilac is a representative 

 should not be pruned until after the completion 

 of the flowering period. To prune such shrubs 

 at this season is to destroy next spring's crop of 

 flowers. 



ROSES are generally considered hardy 

 plants, except at the extreme North, but 

 the fact is, few varieties are sufficiently hardy 

 to stand the severity of winter north of Phila- 

 delphia without protection. They may come 

 through safely for some years in succession. 

 Then a peculiar season happens along and our 

 bushes are almost ruined by it. In order to 

 make sure of wintering them well it is quite 

 necessary to protect them in some way. Some 

 persons gather the stalks together and wrap 

 them in straw from the ground up. This 

 method is not always satisfactory. The best 

 system of protection for the Rose of which I 

 have any knowledge is that of bending the 

 bushes down upon the ground and covering 

 them with soil to the depth of five or six inches. 



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