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AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 



November, 1906 



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NOVEMBER WORK IN 

 THE GARDEN 



By Eben E. Rexfotd 



THERE should be a general "cleaning- 

 up" in the garden before cold weather 

 sets in. Gather up all rubbish and burn 

 it. Pull up dead plants from the beds where 

 annuals have grown and add them to the gen- 

 eral bonfire. Collect racks, trellises and stakes, 

 and store them away under cover. If this is 

 done each season, they will last for several 

 years, but, if left exposed to weather, they are 

 seldom worth much after the first year. 



Put rakes, hoes, lawn-mower, and all other 

 garden implements in a place where they will 

 be kept dry. But before storing them away, 

 go over each one carefully, and make it clean, 

 finishing with a wash of oil to prevent rusting 

 during winter. Tools treated in this way will 

 last three times as long as those put away just 

 as last used in the garden. 



This is the month in which to get your 

 tender outdoor plants ready for winter. At 

 the north, we must cover our roses if we ex- 

 pect them to come out strong and vigorous in 

 spring. True, there are occasional seasons in 

 which they do not seem to suffer, if left ex- 

 posed, but such seasons are the exceptions. It 

 is a wise plan to take it for granted that the 

 winter ahead will be as severe as other winters 

 have been and give our plants the best of pro- 

 tection. 



Of course, we grow several varieties of roses 

 at the north, which are robust enough to stand 

 even a severe winter — after a fashion! That 

 is, they are not killed by the severity of the 

 season, but in nine cases out of ten, they are 

 so severely injured that it takes about all the 

 vitality they have left to put them in good con- 

 dition again and hence they are not able to 

 do themselves justice in the production of 

 flowers. 



This is not as it should be. Our plants 

 ought to come through every winter in vig- 

 orous health, and great vitality. Therefore, I 

 would urge giving all roses good protection 

 every fall. And not only roses, but other 

 shrubs commonly left to "take their chances," 

 unprotected and herbaceous plants, as well. 



There are several ways by which rose-grow- 

 ers protect their plants. Some tie them up 

 with straw. This is a difficult method to fol- 

 low, unless one has had a good deal of experi- 

 ence with it. The bushes must be drawn 

 snugly together and tied. Then you must 

 begin at the base of them, and tie wisps of 

 straw about them, putting it on after the 

 fashion of thatching a roof, until you have 

 reached the tops of the bush. I have never 

 been as successful with this kind of protection 

 as I have with laying the bushes down flat on 

 the ground and covering them with soil. 



Before laying the bushes down, it is well to 

 go over them and cut away all weak wood. If 

 the branches are thick thin them out leaving 

 new, strong growth, as far as possible. I 

 would not advise further pruning now. Wait 

 until spring for that — when you see what 

 condition your plants are in. 



Provide yourself with a pair of thick, stout 

 gloves before undertaking to lay down your 

 bushes. Rose bushes are ugly to manage and 

 you will not be able to do it successfully un- 

 less you are armor-proof against their thorns. 



Rose bushes, as a general thing, have stiff 

 stalks, have to bend without breaking, and so 

 brittle that an abrupt bend often ruins the very 

 cane we would like to save most, because of 

 its strength and vigor. It is an excellent plan 

 to remove a shovelful or two of earth from the 

 base of each plant on the side toward which 

 it is to be bent. This allows the crown of the 

 bush to yield considerably, under the strain of 



