A WOMAN^S HARDY GARDEN 



cut back to about two feet in height, and 

 the old wood is thinned out. The ever- 

 blooming Roses are cut back to a foot in 

 height. And Roses ! well, really, no one 

 could ask better from a garden. I have not 

 many varieties, but when I left the country 

 last fall, the tenth of November, although ice 

 nearly an inch in thickness had formed, there 

 were Roses still in bloom in the garden. 



The very hardy Roses, which, with a few 

 exceptions, bloom only in June and early 

 July, with an occasional flower in the au- 

 tumn, should be planted together, as they 

 need but slight covering. In late November 

 the hardy ones get about a foot of stable 

 litter over the beds. The everblooming 

 kinds have six inches of manure, then a 

 foot of leaves, and then a good covering of 

 cedar branches over all. But cover late and 

 uncover early (the very minute the frost is 

 out of the ground), or your Roses will die. 



If asked to name, from my own experi- 

 ence, the best dozen Roses, I should say the 



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