BEAUTIFUL GARDENS IN AMERICA 
as fifty to sixty degrees, when one almost fears the prema- 
ture appearance of some of the plants. It is on account 
of the thaws as well as the cold that the plants require 
a moderate covering to keep the ground as far as possible 
frozen hard and undisturbed by the sun, as frequent thaw- 
ing injures the roots. 
A garden at the other extreme of the State, in the Adi- 
rondack Mountains, planted to begin with early Tulips, 
Phlox divaricata, and others of this period, will make its 
display about June 1. Lilies-of-the-Valley arrive soon after 
June 8; German Iris, Lupin, Pyrethrum, Oriental Poppy 
about June 15; Sweet William and Roses near July 1; 
Delphinium July 15; Hollyhocks July 25. Tender annuals 
are planted out about June 10, and a frost after that date 
is of rare occurrence. The first killing frost of autumn 
may be expected between the 15th and 20th of September. 
While the thermometer in summer fluctuates between sixty 
and eighty degrees, it often falls in winter to thirty degrees 
below zero. The hardy plants are well protected under the 
heavy snow covering which is usually the winter condition 
there. 
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