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CULTURE OF THE ROSE. 



Northern States, best effected in March, or the end of 

 February ; since roses pruned in autumn are apt to be 

 severely injured and sometimes killed by the severity of 

 our winters. 



Nothing is more beneficial to roses than a frequent dig- 

 ging and stirring of the soil around them. The surface 

 should never be allowed to become hard, but should be 

 kept light and porous by hoeing or forking several times 

 in the course of the season. A yearly application of 

 manure will be of great advantage. It may be applied in 

 the autumn or in the spring, and forked in around the 

 plants. Cultivators who wish to obtain the finest possible 

 blooms sometimes apply liquid manure early in the sum- 

 mer, immediately after the flower-buds are formed. This 

 penetrates at once to the roots, and takes immediate effect 

 on the growing bud. 





The amateur may perhaps draw some useful hints from 

 an experiment made by the writer in cultivating roses, 

 with a view to obtaining the best possible individual flow- 



