The Canadian Horticulturist. 



Fig. 488. — Perspective View of a Cold Storage House. 



forty tons of ice, and, with one filling, will be sufficient for all requirements for 

 dairy, fruit and domestic use on a large farm. By regulating the outer air 

 dampers, the circulation can be adjusted to meet all conditions. When these 

 dampers are closed the ice wastes slowly. 



THE PROTECTION OF ROSES. 



Having tried many ways of protecting roses in winter, I have at last adopted 

 the following method : About the first of December, according to weather indi- 

 cations, I trim the tops of my monthly roses, leaving a good strong growth above 

 ground, a foot to eighteen inches, and in some cases even more. I then tie the 

 branches together at the top and place from six to eight sticks around each bush. 

 Then fill in between the sticks and the bush with fallen leaves, saved for the 

 purpose, and after filling in well, tie the sticks close together at the top. I have 

 tried this method four seasons and never have lost a rose bush which I considered 

 healthy at the time it was tied up. 



The branches keep perfectly wherever they are entirelycovered or protected 

 by the dead leaves. The sticks keep the leaves around them, and prevent their 

 blowing away. Some litter should be spread over the ground between the 

 plants so that it will not be frozen to any great depth. Where leaves cannot be 

 procured, straw will be the next best material, but hay should never be used as 

 it heats and burns the roses. In the latitude of Southern Ohio, roses should not 

 be tied up before December, or they are apt to be killed before winter really 

 comes, and they should not be untied before pleasant weather in April. If 

 after that time cold frosty nights occur, the rose bushes should be thoroughly 

 sprinkled with cold water in the morning before the sun shines on them. Young 

 hybrid perpetuals should have the same protection as monthlies, and I always 

 protect hybrid Teas the same as the monthly Teas. — American Agriculturist. 



