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fastened to the ground by means of pegs, or where more con- 

 venient or preferred, they may be tied to stakes. Occasionally it 

 happens there is a hard stiff shoot which will crack or break near 

 the ground; but if the bark on the under side continues whole, 

 this is generally of no consequence, as flowers will be produced 

 as well as though the shoot were uninjured. 



Every year the pegging down must be repeated, the old shoots 

 being cut away, and the new ones which have come up during 

 the summer, laid down in their place. The great advantage of 

 this system over the ordinary practice of growing in bush form, 

 is the immense quantity of flowers produced, thus giving a mag- 

 Dificent appearance on the lawn, and affording all the cut flowers 

 desired for household use. 



jSoil — Koses will do well in any ordinary garden soil that is 

 free from standing water and well drained. Where there is too 

 much clay, the soil can easily be made sufficiently friable by the 

 application of wood and coal ashes, lime, stable inanure, etc. 

 Where, on the other hand, a soil is sandy or two light, we need 

 to bring clay, muck, leaf mold, etc., to obtain sufficient body. 



Pruning is best done during November or March, though to 

 secure a good second crop of flowers in the autumn, it is also 

 necessary to prune immediately after the first flowering is over 

 with. 



Manures. — In regard to this important portion of cultural 

 operations, we would say that there must be a generous applica- 

 tion if we expect a generous yield of flowers. When roses are 

 planted in the spring, if the soil is ordinarily rich, it will be 

 better not to dig in much manure about the roots, but rather 

 apply it as a surface dressing. This will at once be nourishing, 

 keeping the roots cool, and prevent suffering from the drouths of 

 summer. The following autumn, say in November, after the 

 roses have been planted, there should again be applied as a 

 mulching a free application of stable manure, which maybe dug 

 in the next March. We find cow manure the best fertilizer, on 

 the whole, that we have tried, though all kinds of stable manure 

 are excellent, as are also bone-dust, soot, guano, etc. For full di- 

 rections regarding this and kindred objects, we refer to the several 

 excellent works on roses. 



