PLANTING ROSES 97 



time of planting. The roots when they become active 

 will soon find out the manure and appreciate it, but 

 in a dormant state it is more like poison than food to 

 them. 



Planting Climbing or Pillar Roses. — These strong 

 growing varieties are often treated as if they could 

 take care of themselves and therefore required less 

 care in planting than other Roses, whereas the con- 

 trary is the case. The hole made to receive them 

 should be two feet six inches square and two feet 

 deep. The existing soil, if fairly good, should be 

 enriched with a liberal addition of farmyard manure, 

 and the planting proceeded with as described in the 

 previous paragraph. If the natural soil, however, be 

 poor and thin some of this should be removed 

 altogether and better soil substituted. The reason 

 why these extra vigorous Roses require a larger 

 quantity of good soil is because the roots have to 

 support a much larger plant, and as a rule they are 

 intended to occupy the same position for a great 

 number of years. 



Staking and Labelling. — All standard Roses should 

 be firmly staked as soon as planted, or better still, the 

 stake should be driven into the centre of the hole 

 made to receive the Rose before the latter is planted. 

 The upper part of the climbing Roses should be also 

 fastened either to the support up which they are 

 intended to be trained or to a temporary stake at the 

 time of planting. Ordinary dwarf Roses will not 

 require staking if planted firmly as directed, and if 

 any extra long shoots they may have are shortened. 



