WINTER PROTKCTIOM 



AVISCONSIN 



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 where 

 rature 

 as can 

 urnne 



AA. Ttihh >■ ami IniJf Jntnl>i^i>l 



Thosi i>nirh\<? n-ili, a star \* 

 tender ainl sh<ai/>} wt h, iXjx.. 

 frost. Tin: If slmuI.J aJsn he /,■, 

 thr driest part of tJu pit. 



I. Alstrcpnieria, cauna. < 



gUuUoliis, JllUa hiflnra, nn 



tia, oxalis t'ov sunimer be 



tuberose, tigridia. Z<- phtir 



A fain a SCO, Z . candlda . K<- 



above in dry h<'usr-i.-f Ihirs. 



no t'ro^t pen^--trate'^, Tniipf 



;5,")-40^ V. i>ab.lias ami ^-anu 



he covered with dry sand if 



to wilr. Tigridias sliouhl bo bun; 



up in bai^s to avoid niic. 



■J. Agave. alv.ie, Lippia 

 V i t r i~" d r a , Patara 

 sua i-foftiis, some of the 

 hardier eaeti. e.g.. C<-reiis 

 Qi-aiidifh'nis and Optintia 

 'Fi'-n.^ ■ Indira. Cordf/line 

 indi visii . fuohsia, Varcir 

 q lo /■/o^■a and \i r o l.i a b 1 y 

 other genera and speeies 

 of succulent plants. Keep 

 at temperature ;ir)-40'^ F. in 

 a very dry hon^^e -ceUar. 

 with as much li^rht as pos- 

 sible: too much mui>ture 

 is destructive. 



o. A be I i a nip- stris, 

 •abntilon. *aeaeia. .ican- 

 thns mollis, ^^A'/apa atlni.s- 

 Kinbelhitus, A ra u c ii r i a 

 imbrieafa and -i. exr, Is'i, 

 Anenha Jiiponica, * Aza- 

 lea Jndica, bamboos, 

 Bnxns a e m p e r v i re n s , 

 *CaUistemon Uniceoiafns, 

 CaJtuna vulgaris, *Ca- 

 mellia (different species, 

 incUiding the tea plant), 

 t V a n oth H s a z u rt n s . Ce - 

 drus Libani, C. Dt^adara, 

 Cephalotaxus dn(j>acta . 

 * Ch i m n a nth h s fra </ ra n s , 

 *citrus in variety, cistus 

 (different species), coton- 

 easter {tender sorts). 

 Crijptomeria J a p o )i i •:■ a . 

 cupressus (tender sorts i . 

 ^Cytisus Canariensis and 

 *C. racenwsHS, ^Ifiiplme 

 fidr>ra , diospVTOS in vari- 

 ety. *erica (hardier sorts i. 

 Erijfhrina Crista ••jaJli, 

 ^Eugenia Jauibos, En- 

 onijm ns Japonica | tender 

 varieties), Fa r f u >j i u in 

 (Senecio) grande. Fivis 

 Carica.*Garde}iia thn-idn , 

 Gelseminm setnperriri. as, 

 Gordonia pube s r e )' s , 

 grapes (tender kinds). 

 Hedera Helix, ^Hlhisras 

 Rosa-Sinensis,H!idraiii;iea 

 liortensis,llexA'inifoH ton , 

 kniphofia. laurestiuTis, 

 LanrtiS >i ob i I i s. )a2:er- 

 strcemia. Magnolia graa- 

 difh>ra,Myrtas com in mi is , 

 *Xerinm Oleander, Oh n 

 Fu ropcea , ^Osmanfhns 

 fragrnns, O. Aqaifolinm , 

 Pa ssi flora riPrulea, per- 

 nettya (different species), 

 Phormiinn trnax. Pha- 

 tinia Ja ponica . ^-Pitfa- 

 Hpornm Tobira and others. 

 Pi u )n ba go Capi-nsis. 

 Podoca rpiis Ch in *■ " >' i-'^ . 



Pranns La 

 *Fsidiam 

 Granahnu, 

 rh(Mlo(UM,di 

 J\'(ini nriin ( 



I ra-ci rasas and others, 

 G n a j a r /i . ''' Pani'-a 

 rttin<.)Spora in variety, 

 m ( ten<.ler h^dnids), 

 <H l/rri, roses (Bourbon. 



Bengal and ulh( 

 . F'i>s),iarinas of! 

 Taxu 

 inuid' 



il"l" 



X,,. ]._(), 1.-' of The simplest and leiist 

 exii.>nsi\ c t'orins of cold pit for small and 

 mcdium-sizi-d plants. 



-A Tvell-ventilated r-nld pit, roomier than the preced 

 int,' one and not murli more fxprnsivf. 



-A shelved r^old pit for wintering young stock grow] 

 in liaTs. seedlings, rooted cuttings and grafts. 



Xq 4 _A small plant cellar for winTering l;n-ge plants 

 It is also excellent for storing veget.ibles and fmns. b 

 combines p^rfer-t ventilation with extremely good prote^ 

 tion against frost. 



2741. Various forms of storage pits. 



Noisctb'. (.'hii] 

 tender \"ariid it; 

 ci no I is . S((i a' 

 Trarln losp.-rn 

 rir.r Faropaas. 



Thn abo\-t- plants aro conmnjiily 

 handled in pits for various rea- 

 sons. In eastern 3Iassaclnisetts, 

 witli the ))ossilde exception of 

 those nnirked thus (*), they will 

 bear a few dr^grees of frost, if not 

 too long continued, witb'.'ut harm. 

 The averaL,"e temperature 

 of the ]dt should be just 

 above freezing, say oo'^ F. 

 The value of these plants 

 depends upon not only 

 carrying then\ through the 

 winter in good condition, 

 but also in giving tliem a 

 good start in the spring. 

 For this purpose a eoid 

 greenhouse must be pro- 

 vided; a cold grapery or 

 a house cmistructed from 

 the sa.shes used on the id is 

 is equally goo<I, in whieli 

 the plants <'an he properly 

 grown until it is warm 

 enough tojuit them ont-of- 

 doors. 



4. -1 liPinaxe Japan irit 

 and A . earana ria , Bt'l lis 

 perennis^Dimiihus Cari/a- 

 ahjfllas (clove pinks and 

 European carnations from 

 seeds I, Galax ajilnjlla. 

 myosotis sorts, priinula in 

 variety, imduding auric- 

 ula, Persian rantmculns, 

 I 'iala n d a r a i a ( tender 

 sorts), pansies, wall-flow- 

 ers, lettuce. ealdiage. caiTli- 

 dower and parsley. These 

 plants are advantageously 

 wintered in coldframes, 

 which should vary in 

 de])th with the size of the 

 plant: sometimes the 

 phmts are grown and flow- 

 ereil in the frame, at 

 others they are bedded 

 out wlien the seasf.>n "^ler- 

 mits. 



.'i. Arisa?'ma. arum, calo- 

 chiu-tus( different species ] , 

 freesia iii variety, iris 

 (tender s ]. e c i e s). ixia. 

 sparaxis. The altnve plants 

 can be potted. November 

 to Deeenil)er. and earried 

 in a ]iit until wanted in 

 the greenhouse. 



B. M. Watsox. 



WISCONSIN, HORTI- 

 CULTURE IN. Fi^^ 274:;. 

 The surface of Wiseonsin 

 mostly varies b h t \v e e n 

 gently rrdling plaiTis and 

 hills of moderate height. 

 Small lakes are nuTnerons. 

 liarticularly in the north. 

 Tlie soil presents all va- 

 riations, and with the ex- 

 ception of some rather 

 large sandy aTuI nnirsby 

 tracts, is mostly very fer- 



