106 KOSES THAT BLOOM THE WHOLE SEASON. 



will apply to covering arbors, verandahs, kc. In 

 landscape gardening the rose is indispensable ; it 

 can be made to accomplish any purpose in breadth 

 or height, depth or lightness. For detached ob- 

 jects they are also very appropriate, form most 

 elegant pillars, and if placed on elevated ground, 

 have a very imposing effect. The posts used 

 should be of red cedar, best sapling white oak, 

 locust, or yellow pine, and sunk at least three feet 

 into the ground, from four to six inches thick, and 

 from six to twelve feet high ; if higher, the heavy 

 winds are very severe upon them. For those that 

 grow only from three to six feet, small rods of 

 any description will be suitable, painting them 

 with a green or stone color; strong twine, willow, 

 glycine, or lead wire, may be used for tying. In 

 pruning, from the month of November to March, 

 thin out the wood of three or four years old, and 

 shorten all the shoots in proportion to their growth ; 

 that is, shoots that have made only a growth of 

 twelve to twenty inches, can be cut to within three 

 or four eyes of the preceding year's wood ; and 

 those that have grown from three to ten feet 

 should be shortened down to from two to six feet. 

 By this process, they will throw out strong bloom- 

 ing shoots that will flower the whole season. They 

 must have every year a good supply of rich com- 



