POSITION AND SOIL. 75 
water and well drained. When there is too 
much clay, the soil can be made sufficiently 
friable by the application of wood and coal 
ashes, lime, burnt earth, etc. When, on the 
other hand, a soil is sandy or too light, we 
need to bring clay, muck, leaf mould, etc., 
to obtain sufficient body. This soil must, of 
course, be thoroughly manured and worked; 
frequent spading will do a great deal toward 
lessening the stiffness of a heavy soil. On 
no account attempt to make roses grow ina 
wet spot; if there be sucha place which it 
is desired to use, let the soil be thoroughly 
drained by sinking tiles toa depth of four 
feet, or provide in some other way for carry- 
ing off the water. Where it is impossible to 
find a position capable of being drained by 
tiles from the ground being too flat, the soil 
may be removed to a depth of a few feet, 
and stones, bricks, débris of any kind, thrown 
in; but whenever the water can be carried off 
in tiles it is better to do so. 
