March.'] CLIMBING ROSES. 55 



A modern invention in the cultivation of the rose is, to 

 grow them in shape of trees, by budding on strong growing 

 kinds at different heights from the ground, according to 

 taste, and the purposes intended. If budded on Rosa Cd- 

 nina, or Dog Rose, they are much more valuable : it is a 

 lasting and strong growing stock, and the worst of all stocks 

 is the Boursalt rose, and it is too frequently resorted to, 

 being easy of propagation. They will form in a few years 

 handsome round heads, which will flower more freely than 

 by layers, or trained on their own stalk. They are parti- 

 cularly desirable among low shrubs. When planted, they 

 should be well supported by strong rods, to prevent the 

 wind from destroying them. If any of the roots have been 

 bruised in lifting, cut off the bruised part with the knife, 

 and likewise shorten the young shoots ; breaking the earth 

 well about their roots when planting. The rose has been 

 an esteemed shrub among all civilized nations. The flow- 

 ers are double, semi-double, and single ; the colours are 

 pink, red, purple, white, yellow, and striped, with almost 

 every shade and mixture ; the odour universally grateful. 

 This plant is cultivated in every garden, from the humblest 

 cottager to the loftiest prince, and by commercial gardeners 

 in Europe extensively, for distilling rose water, and making 

 the essential oil of roses. They delight in a rich loamy 

 soil, and require plenty of moisture while in a growing state. 

 Those sorts which throw up numerous suckers should be 

 lifted every three or four years, reduced, and then trans- 

 planted. When thus removing them, avoid as much as 

 possible exposing their roots ; and when newly planted, 

 mulching is of considerable advantage ; that is, putting half 

 rotten stable-manure on the surface of the ground round 

 their roots, which prevents evaporation, and keeps up a 

 constant moisture. If this were done in general to our 

 roses in dry seasons, it would greatly improve their flower- 

 ing. For Chinese and other roses, see next month. 



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This is the best time to prune ever-blooming climbing 

 roses, such as Champney, Noisette, &c. Many of these, 

 when allowed to grow year after year without pruning, be- 



