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post, or decayed ofial of any description, incorpo- 

 rated among the soil in which they are growing. 

 JSTever plant a rose in the same soil that a rose has 

 been growing in before. If it is required to be 

 planted in the same spot, remove the old soil, and 

 replace it wdth new, to the depth of one to two 

 feet. They delight on a sandy, rich loam, on a 

 gravelly or* dry bottom. This is particularly re- 

 quisite where the soil is of a stiff clay, and sub- 

 ject to crack during the summer months. If thus 

 properly provided for when planted, they will 

 grow in the greatest perfection, and bloom pro- 

 fusely. It is necessary to cut off the flowering 

 stems as soon as they begin to fade, thus prevent- 

 ing their going to seed except w'hen required, as 

 maturing the seed impoverishes the plant, and 

 retards the reproduction of a succession of blos- 

 soms. If they are not wanted to grow to a great 

 extent, cut the shoots down to within two to four 

 feet of the ground every season. The dwarf sorts 

 make very pretty standard plants when budded, 

 one or two feet above the gTound, on the Manettii, 

 French Eglantine, or Celine stock ; but the strong 

 growing kinds should never be budded for stand- 

 ards ; they make straggling heads, and never come 

 to such perfection as when on their own roots. To 

 grow Noisette Eoses from seed is a very easy pro- 



