. PROTECTION IN WINTER.—The varieties listed as Hybrid Perpetual require no protection beyond a top dressing of four or five inches of stable manure, leaves, or some loose material placed around the base of the plants at the approach of severe cold weather. The Ever- blooming varieties, in addition to the protection noted above, should have their tops covered with clean rye straw, evergreen branches, or some mate- terial tied loosely about the plant in such a manner as to permit some circulation of air, the idea being not to keep the plants warm, but to protect them from the sun and frequent t
. PROTECTION IN WINTER.—The varieties listed as Hybrid Perpetual require no protection beyond a top dressing of four or five inches of stable manure, leaves, or some loose material placed around the base of the plants at the approach of severe cold weather. The Ever- blooming varieties, in addition to the protection noted above, should have their tops covered with clean rye straw, evergreen branches, or some mate- terial tied loosely about the plant in such a manner as to permit some circulation of air, the idea being not to keep the plants warm, but to protect them from the sun and frequent thawing of the wood, this being generally the cause of damage. This covering should be removed as early in spring as the weather becomes reasonably settled. The plants should then be pruned, removing all the dead wood and weak growth, bearing in mind that severe pruning produces quality, light pruning quan- tity of flowers. At the same time the beds should have a careful cleaning, and a further supply of fertilizer should be ap- plied, which may be forked in to a depth of 5 or 6 inches. Hybrid NEW ROSES FOR 1907. Everblooming Irish Hybrid Tea Rose "; This, the most important addition to our list of Roses this season, is an introduction of Messrs. Dickson & Sons, Belfast, Ireland, who have given us so many good Roses in recent years, chief among which is the now so popular '' Killarney " which was illus- trated in color in our Garden Book for 1905, and which has given such universal satisfaction throughout the country. We give herewith, in part, Messrs. Dicksons' enthusiastic description of this charming new variety, which has been more than borne out by the reports furnished us by many Rose fanciers who have seen the variety growing and flowering : " Difficulty is experienced in commanding language to justly describe this exquisite Rose. In stating boldly that it is a ' Dickson ' Rose, we infer that its habits, floriferousness and foliage are uniq
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