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HOW TO GROW ROSES 



Roses in the outdoor living-room 



Protecting the Roses 



From Frost 



W. C. Egan, the eminent horticulturist of northern 

 Illinois, succeeds admirably in keeping his roses over winter, 

 as also does Mr. Orpet, Superintendent for Mr. McCormick; 

 and yet, north of Chicago, where they live, the severe 

 winters and the cold winds blowing over Lake Michigan, 

 often kill the Wichuraianas and Rambler roses to within a foot 

 of the ground, when not protected. An eminent judge, living 

 north of Detroit, by the work of his own hands, protects his 

 Hybrid Teas so that they triumphantly weather zero winters. 

 On the famous shore-front at Newport, Rhode Island, we 

 found the tender Gloire de Dijon rose, which we had sup- 

 posed could not be grown north of Washington, D. C, green 

 and thrifty to the second story, after a most severe winter 

 season. But the protection had been very thorough. 



