WINTEK PROTECTION 



AA. Tender and half hrili/-j>l<nitx. 



Those marked icith a star (*) are 

 tender and xJimtltl not hi' I'r/mxid <<> 

 frost. Then should also be kr/>l in 

 tlif driest part of the pit. 



1. Alstroemeria, canna, dahlia, 

 gladiolus, Mil In bi flora, inoiitbre- 

 tia, oxalis for summer bedding, 

 tuberose, tigridia, JSt'i>lii/ra>itlirs 

 A t<iiasco, Z. Candida. Keep the 

 above in dry house-cellars, where 

 no frost penetrates, temperature 

 35-40 F. Dahlias and cannas can 

 be covered with dry sand if prone 

 to wilt. Tigridias should be hung 

 up in bags to avoid mice. 



2. Agave, aloe, Lippia 

 citriodora , Datura 

 siKtrcolens, some of the 

 hardier cacti, e.g., Cereus 

 grandiflorus and Opuntia 

 Fiats -Indica, Cordyline 

 indivisa, fuchsia, Yucca 

 gloriosa and probably 

 other genera and species 

 of succulent plants. Keep 

 at temperature .'55-40 P. in 

 a very dry house -cellar, 

 with as much light as pos- 

 sible; too much moisture 

 is destructive. 



3. Abelia rnpestris, 

 *abutilon, *acacia, Acan- 

 thus mollis, *Agapatitlnis 

 umbel la t us, Araucaria 

 imbricata and A. excelsa, 

 Aucuba Japonica, *Aza- 

 lea Indica, bamboos, 

 Bnxtis semperv irens , 

 *Callistemon lanceolatus, 

 Calluna vulgaris, Ca- 

 mellia (different species, 

 including the tea plant), 

 Ceanothus azureus, Ce- 

 drus Libani, U. Deodara, 

 Cephalotaxus drupacea, 

 *Chimonanthus fragrans, 

 *citrus in variety, cistus 

 (different species), coton- 

 easter (tender sorts), 

 Cryptomeria Japonica, 

 cupressus (tender sorts), 

 *Cytisus Canariensis and 

 *C. racemosus, *-Daphne 

 odora, diospyros in vari- 

 ety, *erica (hardier sorts 1 , 

 JSrythrina Crixta - galli, 

 * Eugenia Jnmbos, Eu- 

 oi/mus Japonica (tender 

 varieties), Farfugium 

 (Senecio) grande, Ficus 

 Carica* Gardenia florida, 

 Gelsemium sempervirens, 

 Gordonia pubescens , 

 grapes (tender kinds), 

 Hedera Helix, *Hibiscus 

 Sosa-Sinensis, Hydrangea 

 hitrtensis,llexAquifolmm, 

 kniphofia, laurestinus, 

 Limrus nobilis, lager- 

 stroemia, Magnolia gran- 

 diflora,3fyrtus comnt n n in . 

 *Nerium Oleander, Olea 

 Europcea, *Osmanthus 

 fr grans, O. Aquifolium, 

 Paxsiflora c&rulea, per- 

 nettya (different species), 

 Phormiitm tenax, Pho- 

 tinia Japonica, *Pitto- 

 sporum Tobira and others, 

 Plumbago Ca pe x is , 

 Podocarpus Chinensis, 



WISCONSIN 





No. 1. One of the simplest and least 

 expensive forms of cold pit for small and 

 medium-sized plants. 



No. 2. A well-ventilated cold pit, roomier than the preced 

 ing one and not much more expensive. 



No 3. A shelved cold pit for wintering young stock grown 

 in flats, seedlings, rooted cuttings and grafts. 



No 4 A small plant cellar for 



^^i^?^[,a^^u;^;^;^^^^. 



tion against frost. 



2741. Various form* of storage pits. 



'. 111.1 and "i 



nl I i II ,1 i i ' . ' I ' 



(intim/niii, ri'tiiins|Mir in vnrii-ty, 



rhododendron i tender h\i. 



. rn.->-s (Boml.'.ii. 



NJiii-. tie, China, Bi-n^al :ind otln-r 

 tender varieties), Jtotmarinui old- 

 einalis, Sequoia gigantea, Taxim, 

 '"permum jatminoidei, 

 Ulex KuropifUK. 



Tli>- above plantn are commonly 

 handled in pits for various rea- 

 sons. In eastern Massachusetts, 

 with the possible exception of 

 those marked thun (), they will 

 bear a few degrees of frost, if not 

 too long continued, without harm. 

 The average temperature 

 of the pit should be just 

 above freezing, say 35 P. 

 The value of these plants 

 depends upon not only 

 carrying them through the 

 winter in good condition, 

 but also in giving them a 

 good start in the spring. 

 For this purpose a cool 

 greenhouse must be pro- 

 vided; a cold grapery or 

 a house constructed from 

 the sashes used on the pits 

 is equally good, in which 

 the plants can be properly 

 grown until it is warm 

 enough to put them out-of- 

 doors. 



4. Anemone Japonica 

 and A. coronaria, Belli* 

 perennis,DianthtiA Caryo- 

 nhi/lltis (clove pinks and 

 European carnations from 

 seeds), Oalax aphylla, 

 myosotis sorts, primula in 

 variety, including auric- 

 ula, Persian ranunculus, 



\'inla odorata (tender 

 sorts), pansies, wall-flow- 

 ers, lettuce, cabbage, cauli- 

 flower and parsley. These 

 plants are advantageously 

 wintered in coldframes, 

 which should vary in 

 depth with the size of the 

 plant; sometimes the 

 plants are grown and flow- 

 ered in the frame, at 

 others they are bedded 

 out when the season per- 

 mits. 



5. ArisH>ma, arum, calo- 

 chortusf different species), 

 freesia in variety, iris 

 (tender species), izia, 

 sparaxis. The above plants 

 can be potted, November 

 to December, and carried 

 in a pit until wanted in 

 the greenhouse. 



B. M. WATSON. 



WISCONSIN, HORTI- 

 CULTURE IN. Fig.'JTIX 

 The surface of Wi*<-on-in 

 mostly varies between 

 iretitly rolling plains and 

 hill* of moderate height. 

 Small lakes are numerous, 

 particularly in the north. 

 The soil presents all va- 

 riations, and with tl 

 ,-i j.tion of somo rather 

 large sandy and niarshj 

 tracts, is mostly very fer 



