. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. WINTER PROTECTION WISCONSIN 1985 AA. Tender and half hard}j-plants, TJiose marked with a star (*) ara tender and should not he exposed to frost. The}} should also he kept in the driest part of the pit. 1. Alstroeraeria, canna, dahlia, gUidiolus, Milla biflora, montbre- tia, oxalis for summer bedding, tuberose,
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. WINTER PROTECTION WISCONSIN 1985 AA. Tender and half hard}j-plants, TJiose marked with a star (*) ara tender and should not he exposed to frost. The}} should also he kept in the driest part of the pit. 1. Alstroeraeria, canna, dahlia, gUidiolus, Milla biflora, montbre- tia, oxalis for summer bedding, tuberose, tigridia, Zephyranihes Atamasco, Z. Candida. Keep the above in dry house-cellars, where no frost penetrates, temperature 35-40° F. Dahlias and cannas can be covered with dry sand if prone to wilt. Tigridias should be hung up in bags to avoid mice. 2. Agave, aloe, Lippia citriodora, Datura suaveolenSf some of the hardier cacti, , Cereus grandiflorus and Opuntia Ficus - Indica, Cordyline indivisa, fuchsia, yucca gloriosa and probably other genera and species of succulent plants. Keep at temperature 35^0° P. in a very dry house-cellar, with as much light as pos- sible; too much moisture is destructive. 3. Ah ell a rupestris^ *abutilon, *acacia, Acan- thus mollis, ^Agapanthns umhellatus, Araucaria imbricata and A. excelsa, Aucuha fTaponica, *Aza- lea Indica, bamboos, Buxus semper vir ens , *Callisteinon lanceolatus, Calluna vulgaris, *Ca- mellia (different species, including the tea plant), Ceanothus azureus, Ce- drus Jjibani, O. Deodara, Cephalotaxus driipacea, *Chim,onanthus fragrans, *citrus in variety, cistus (different species), coton- easter (tender sorts), Cryptomeria J a pon i c a^ cupressus (tender sorts), *Cytisus Canariensis and *C. racemosus, *Z>aphne odora, diospyros in vari- ety, *erica (hardier sorts), Erythrina Crista -galli, ^Eugenia Jamhos, Eu- onymus Japonica (tender varieties), Farfxig ium (Senecio) grande, Ficus Carica,^Gardenia florida, Gelseynium sem
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