during the winter, being neither trimmed nor covered with straw and
manure.

_Roses._--Almost all kinds of roses are hardy in the vicinities of
Washington, D.C., and St. Louis and to the south of a line drawn between
these points. From Washington northward local conditions influence the
successful cultivation of certain varieties. Some roses, as the brier
and rugosa, need no protection, but other varieties, such as the hybrid
perpetuals, teas and hybrid-teas, need special care, particularly north
of the fortieth parallel. Teas and hybrid teas hardly succeed in
Chicago, although the hybrid-perpetuals grow as far north as Canada. All
these classes do well on Long Island and in Boston near the sea when
proper care is given them. These varieties in the vicinity of Washington
need merely a little manure on the ground to prevent alternate freezing
and thawing. Farther north, however, they should be treated as follows:

Cut the tops to within 30 inches of the ground. Cover the roots with
coarse manure or leaves or similar litter. Hold this in place by
evergreen boughs which also acts as a protection. Brush from deciduous
trees or shrubs may be substituted for the evergreen boughs except in
the most northern regions.

Mounds of earth about six or eight inches in height should be drawn
about the base of the rose bushes to keep them from mice. As an added
protection against mice, permit the ground to freeze slightly before
winter protection is supplied. In fact, roses should not be protected
until after the first light freeze, which may be expected in Washington,
D.C., about the first of December, but earlier farther north. (Tops must
be protected in Minnesota.--Sec.)

_Climbing Roses._--In the latitude of Philadelphia and farther south
climbing roses usually need no protection during the winter unless they
are a particularly tender variety. Farther north these roses need
protection similar to that given to the tea and hybrid tea roses.

Where it is possible to do so, remove climbing roses from their
supports, and cover the branches with a little dirt. A little fall
trimming might be desirable to lessen the space occupied by the branches
on the ground. Such side branches as are not to be needed for next
season's blooming may be cut off. Such cutting off and shortening of the
ends as would otherwise be done in the spring may be done in the fall
before covering, merely for convenience.

Growing Asparagus.

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