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spring. Climbing roses can be removed 
from trellis, laid down on the ground and 
held down with a few shovelfuls of soil, 
then lightly covered with leaves, branches, 
etc. Lift and attach to trellis early in 
spring. 
SHRUBS, EVERGREENS 
AND RES In general, the same 
instructions apply for all of these. Dig 
roots can be spread out straight in all 
directions and set plant as deep as it 
was in the nursery or a little deeper. 
Fill around roots with good top soil; pack 
soil firmly around roots and soak it down 
thoroughly. It is better to use peat moss 
or leaf compost mixed with soil if soil 
is hard or sandy. Leave a depression 
around the plant to hold water. Water 
frequently the first year. In the case of 
evergreens which come in a ball of 
earth, loosen the covering of burlap at 
top after setting in the hole but do not 
remove it. It will soon rot. Trim top of 
trees and shrubs severely at once. New 
growth will start as promptly as the plant 
can support it, 
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BULBS Plant in the fall when offered by 
seed stores and catalogs. Follow the chart for 
depth of planting. Good, well drained soil is 
essential for. permanent planting. If soil is 
heavy, a handful of sand under the bulb is 
beneficial. You need not take up the bulbs 
for several years or even longer if they bloom 
well. 
ANNUAL FLOWERS sivfeeemeeed 
packets give good instructions for planting. 
Some kinds of flowers do best if planted 
where they are to bloom. Others are best 
started in boxes or flats indoors or in a cold 
frame. Your seedsman will tell you if the 
packet does not. 
It would be quite impossible to give com- 
plete instructions for starting seeds of various 
varieties in this small space. Consult your 
seedsman. Many kinds of annual flower plants 
can be obtained from your seedsman or florist 
at planting time. 
PERENNIAL FLOWERS While it is practical for 
the home gardener to start his own plants from seed and many 
do, it is ordinarily best and safest to buy plants from your 
nurseryman or seedsman ready to plant. 
ROSES Comments on the growing of Roses are given on 
page 17, but perhaps something about winter protection of 
plants would be helpful. 
winter sometimes are close to zero or below, Hybrid Tea 
Roses should be protected with a mound of earth 8 or 10 
inches high over the plant after the leaves are killed by 
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