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sand in nearly equal proportions ; finish with the 

 new soil six or eight inches above ground to allow 

 for settling. For a variegated pillar choose plants 

 of the same growth, and plant them in a rectan- 

 gular form, allowing the pole or pillar to occupy 

 the centre. The first season after planting, they 

 should be watered twice a week in dry weather ; 

 if watering cannot be attended to, cover the soil 

 with three or four inches of manure. For pillars 

 or trellising, plants on their own roots are the 

 best. The pruning of these requires to be per- 

 formed in a very different manner from that usual 

 for the generality of roses. Those plants that 

 make very long shoots should have only about a 

 foot or two of the tops cut off, the wood of three 

 or four years old thinned out, and the short shoots 

 or twigs cut in to within two eyes of the preced- 

 ing year's growth. They require to be tied to a 

 strong post ; if permanency is the object, use red 

 cedar or locust for the purpose ; in the country, 

 where wood is plenty, any sapling can be taken ; 

 if three or six inches of the branches are left on 

 it, the effect will be improved. Although rich 

 soil is strongly recommended for these roses, they 

 will nevertheless do on any soil. I have seen 

 them in the very poorest earth make fine bushes, 

 when they can be pruned as common garden roses, 

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