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branches are beyond their reach, protect the trunk with 

 straw, tar paper or burlaps, which will also prevent 

 sun -blistering. If the shrubs are in groups or low- 

 branched, run wire netting around them. Fall-planted 

 material should be better protected against frost than 

 established plants of the same species All the Japa 

 nese flowering forms ot tlit plum n ich in 1 (berry 

 tribes sh ul 1 1 \ tl 1 1 1111 ii le 



inches 1 | 1 1 I 1 1 I Ms)*) 



teition Uisi If 1 I 



Plants nith 11// / ;»i 



nea are safer \ 11 i ] t i «n 



and rot the foli 11 1 i „ i is 



in open wet st I I \ II i t ftr 



winter coveiin i ill] 1 nn O'lli 



leaves are go 1 I 1 1 ! 1 and othei 



trees that shed tl I I 

 much Leaves m i\ i ! I 

 blush, or tops of 1 usli\ 

 ters or coarse straw\ nil 

 in barrels or boxes the 

 water tight and the le iv( 



to follow Til pil (1 IS 



leaves when tlie\ ite (li\ and st i i 111 until 



wanted &a\eMnes like those of tl I j il ita 



and pole limas they are good for io\ering climbing 

 roses that are almost ha^d^ These keep oif the bright 

 sun when the plants are in a semi frozen condition, 



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place an old wooden shutter or anything to shed rain, 

 placing leaves or manure over those that remain. 

 Where permanent wind-breaks, such as plantations of 



Arnold Arboretum, Boston. 



evergreens, buil 

 porary ones si 



ud at the sunny side of any evergreen that browns, 

 'he boughs or stalks may be attached to wire netting 

 r to cords fastened to stakes. 



Tlie so-called retiiiosporas mav have placed over 

 leni an omi.tv box oimii at thr- trip. Shrubs that are 



the box ha 



sid: 



ing 



In all cases 

 SoitUfvgeana. M. 

 ees of hardiness 

 iipty casks placed 

 le the other, and 

 shaped covering 



\Vi 



ith 



2731 St. 



shield them from the drying winds 

 ture starting of the flownr 1 u 1 

 trained as a clim! t i \\\ \ 



such covering r I 1 1 | 

 induces actn its t 1 1 I \\ 



a victim t I tp li t \ 1 



the Germ i 1 il 1 I i I I 



age IS 111 I I 1 II t 



recenth 111 II 



they lie hk h t I 1 t 



plants with lijht miteii I (11 

 seldom need protection 1 II 

 similar conditions and trt t 

 hardiest such a.'i L t i I 



sxipeibum, Phihidftph ui j 

 etc are best coveied b\ i mc i 1 

 coal — which retains an even tfi | 

 lilies mav be mulched with mii 

 with leiMs Fi 1 11 us 111 nil it 



retard prema 

 ithin iu^peti', I 



benefa^ed bj 

 Itpied position 



I uds become 

 US such as 



protection but are 1 

 its hybrids, Paul ( 

 Crimson Rambler. 1 

 brier hybrids, if ag.i 



ly without 

 I Cottage, 

 clematis or 



henehcial It l ^ lit tike up afew j 1 mts <_ t 1/ uaida 

 didyma the double perennial sunflower and Thymns 

 Serpyllum and winter them m a coldframe over which 



2733. One way of protecting young rhododendrons. 

 The space inside the wire netting is filled with autumn leaves 



