THE GARDEN 



moisture which they contain when first dug 

 should be given a chance to evaporate to a con- 

 siderable extent before it will be safe to put them 

 away for the winter. Cut off the old stalks close 

 to the root before storing. 



While clearing the beds of dead plants and 

 leaves be on the lookout for insects of various 

 kinds. The cut-worm may still be in evidence, 

 and may be found among the rubbish which you 

 gather up. And if found, destroy it on the spot. 

 This precaution will go far toward safeguarding 

 plants in spring, many of which are annually 

 injured by the depredations of this pest. 



When you are sure that cold weather is at 

 hand, cover the bulb-bed with coarse manure or 

 litter, hay, or straw, as advised in the chapter 

 on The Bulb Garden. And give your Roses the 

 protection advised in the chapter on The Rose. 



Cover Pansies lightly with leaves or evergreen 

 branches. If you have mulch enough, apply 

 some to your hardy plants, and next spring note 

 the diff erence between them and the plants which 

 were not given any protection. 



