I02 A BOOK ABOUT ROSES. 



quently much injured by frost during the succeed- 

 ing winter. The bed manured with burnt earth 

 next forced itself into notice ; the plants kept up 

 a steadier rate of growth, producing an abundance 

 of clear, well-formed blossoms ; the wood ripened 

 well, and sustained little or no injury from the 

 winter's frost. The results attendant on the use 

 of the other manures were not remarkable : they 

 had acted as gentle stimulants, the nitrate of soda 

 and bones least visibly so, although they were ap- 

 plied in the quantities usually recommended by 

 the vendors. ... I think burned and charred 

 earth the best manure that can be applied to wet 

 or adhesive soils." 



Mr. Prince says: "My plants on the Cultivated 

 Seedling Brier do not require so much manuring 

 as other forms of stocks. I do not recommend 

 any manure at time of planting, unless the ground 

 has been greatly impoverished by trees and shrubs 

 or Roses, in which case a portion of the soil 

 should be removed, and a fresh supply given, 

 which should consist of the top-spit from a meadow 

 of heavy loam, well decayed ; but it should 

 not be forgotten that after the Roses have been 

 planted for two years, and are well established, 

 they will require a liberal supply of manure. I 

 have found that the worst attack of mildew first 



