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found difficult where the soil is moist and sticky to 

 tread it sufficiently firmly without moulding it into hard 

 clods. In such a case a little light gritty soil should be 

 used immediately under and above the roots themselves, 

 about a spadeful will do, and it will be found quite 

 easy to tread this as firmly as is required. The normal 

 soil of the garden may be then used to fill in the 

 hole. 



Roses on lawns are planted in much the same way as 

 those in beds, excepting that the preparation must of 

 course be confined to the actual spot in which the plant 

 is to be put. A hole 1 8 inches square should be 

 dug where required, and the soil removed from it mixed 

 with well-decayed manure in the proportion of I in 

 4 before being replaced. If the soil is found on 

 removal to be very poor in quality fresh soil should be 

 substituted, none of that removed being used. Roses 

 will not tolerate competition, so that when planted on 

 lawns the grass must never be allowed to grow to within 

 at least 6 inches of the stems of standards, and more 

 in the case of bush Roses. 



Where the Roses to be planted are of a very vigorous 

 kind, such as the Climbing, Pillar and Wichuraianas, a 

 rather more roomy space should be provided. To get 

 the full benefit of their rapid healthy growth they need 

 more root room than do the kinds which are cut back 

 every year, so that a hole at least 2 feet deep and 2 feet 

 square should be dug to receive them, and the surround- 

 ing soil should be well dug and enriched with farmyard 

 manure. Any extra care in planting such roses as these 

 is of the nature of an investment and will continue to 

 repay the gardener in successive years by rapid growth 

 and free flowering. In manuring the ground for the 

 planting of Roses it must be noted that no manure should 

 be allowed to come into actual contact with the roots. 

 It should be within their reach as soon as they begin to 



