The Home Garden 



as are left exposed, not to keep out frost, as 

 some might suppose. It is not frost which 

 injures a tender plant. It is exposure to sun- 

 shine, which extracts frost. At night, the 

 plant freezes again, and the frequent alterna- 

 tions of freezing and thawing results in a rup- 

 ture of plant-cells. The covering of mulch 

 keeps out the sun, and the canes remain frozen, 

 which is precisely what we want. 



In spring, after the frost is out of the ground, 

 remove the covering of mulch, and go along 

 the rows with a pitchfork, inserting its tines 

 under the canes and lifting them carefully out 

 of the soil that was thrown over them in fall. 

 At first they will have anything but an upright 

 look, but as the sap begins to circulate in them 

 they will resume their old position, and they 

 can then be tied to the wires which should not 

 be put in place until after the bushes have 

 received their spring manuring, and the soil has 

 been levelled down about them. Barnyard 

 manure is best of all, but if it cannot be 

 obtained, bone meal and other commercial 

 fertilizers will give excellent results. 



The following varieties are suited to general 

 culture : 



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