72 PRACTICAL FLORICtJLTTTRE. 



vided that care is taken to admit light and air, whenever 

 the weather will permit. The pits must be thoroughly 

 covered up at night with mats and shutters ; this, if well 

 done, will keep the plants from freezing injuriously in 

 any district where the thermometer does not fall more 

 than ten degrees below zero. 



Azaleas, Pentstemons, 



Antirrhinums, Verbenas, 



Carnations (Monthly), Stock Gilliflowers, 

 Camellias, Wallflowers, 



Fuchsias, Koses of all kinds, 



Geraniums, Pinks, (Florists'). 



Plants to be kept over in frames should be potted at 

 least a month previous to the setting in of cold weather ; 

 all had better be well established in pots before the 

 middle of November, and until that time the plants 

 should be fully exposed to the light and air, by the entire 

 removal of the sashes, unless on unusually harsh and cold 

 days. From the middle of November to the middle of 

 March but little watering will be required. In cases of 

 severe snow storms, the pit may remain covered up, if 

 the weather is cold, for two weeks at a time, without 

 exposing the plants to the light, and Roses, Camellias, or 

 Azaleas, in a dormant state, may remain even a month > 

 but, as before said, whenever practicable, admit light and 

 air. For outdoor protection of Roses, see chapter devoted 

 to them. 



Many plants may be saved in a dry, cool cellar. The 

 plants that can be best kept during winter in the cellar 

 are : Carnations, Fuchsias, Geraniums, Roses, Lemon 

 Verbenas and Dahlia roots. If the plants are to be lifted 

 from the ground, cut away all strong growing shoots ; in 

 the case of Geraniums or Fuchsias, cut them well in, and 

 plant them in shallow (six-inch deep) boxes of soil, 

 keeping them exposed to the open air as late as the 

 weather will permit. This can be best done by taking 



