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important points of Rose culture to be observed in the 
South; and to all who love their Roses and attentively 
care for their cultivation, we know they must be amply 
rewarded with beautiful blooms, and would here recom: 
mend to their notice that beautiful passage from Rev. 
Canon Hole’s book about Roses: ‘‘He who would have 
beautiful Roses in his garden must have beautiful Roses 
in his heart. He must love them well and always. He 
must have not only the glowing admiration, the enthu- 
siasm, and the passion, but the tenderness, the thought- 
fulness, the reverence, the watchfulness of love.’’ Roses 
that have been grown out of potsshould be planted while 
in a dormant condition; for, if transplanted while the 
sap is flowing freely, and the plant is in vigorous growing 
condition, there occurs too greata shock, one from which 
the plant does not easily recover. All Roses, therefore, 
taken from the open ground should be planted during 
the Autumn or Spring. Plants that have been propa- 
gated from cuttimés, should be set, as nearly as possible, 
as they were grown in the nursery. Budded or grafted 
plants should be set so that the junction of the bud or 
graft is about two inches beneath the surface of the soil. 
Planted in this way there is much less liability of suckers 
from the stock being put forth, and opportunity is 
afforded for the plant to put forth roots from the bud or 
graft; this often takes place, so that ultimately the plant 
is virtually on its own roots. Roses that are pot-grown 
can be planted at any time from April till October, but 
if set out during the heat of Summer special care must 
be given in watering, etc. Respecting the sized plants 
which should be set out, we earnestly advise all those 
who can obtain them to put out plants of one or two 
years’ growth that have made a free but not excessive 
growth, with well-ripened wood; these can be obtained 
