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& Son, Cheshunt; Mr. William Paul, Waltham 

 Cross ; Mr. Prince of Oxford ; Mr. Turner of 

 Slough, and Messrs. Wood of Maresfield. There 

 is, of course, a very large number of other nursery- 

 men, who grow Roses most extensively and in 

 their fullest perfection — such as Smith of Worces- 

 ter, the two firms of Dickson at Chester, Harrison 

 of Darlington, May of Bedale, Perkins of Coven- 

 try, Frettingham of Nottingham, Merryweather 

 of Southwell, Bennett of Salisbury, &c. — one or 

 more near all our cities and towns ; but I have 

 selected those who are our principal prize-men, 

 and whose treatises and catalogues are before me. 



Mr. Cant says : *' In planting Roses, a hole 

 should be made about 1 8 -inches deep, and large 

 enough to contain half a wheelbarrowful of com- 

 post; two-thirds of this should be strong turfy 

 loam, and one-third well-decomposed animal 

 manure. These should be thoroughly mixed to- 

 gether." 



Mr. Cranston writes in his Ctdtural directions 

 for the Rose, which may be followed by amateurs 

 with a sure confidence : *' I have found, after re- 

 peated trials for some years, that pig-dung is the 

 best of all manures for Roses ; next night-soil, 

 cow-dung, and horse-dung. These should stand 

 in a heap from one to three months, but not suffi- 



