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manures to come into direct contact with the roots. 

 See that the roots are spread out properly and natu- 

 rally, not pressed into a small hole and cramped 

 or distorted from the first. Plant dwarf kinds two 

 inches deeper than the junction of the rose and stock, 

 and standards three inches below the original root. 

 To place a small grower side by side with one of 

 three or four times the strength is a great mistake; 

 the weaker grower has no chance whatever. For 

 medium growers three feet is a good distance, while 

 plants of greater vigor will need to be from four 

 feet to six feet apart. Do not plant against a wall ; 

 but leave some four or six inches between the wall 

 and the base of the plant. "It should not be difficult 

 to obtain the roses familiar to Shakespeare. The 

 old Hundred-Leaved and Damask are easy to pro- 

 cure. The Rosa alba, or white rose, has two familiar 

 varieties called "Maiden's Blush" and "Madame 

 Plantier." 



The Musk-Rose may give some trouble, but E. T. 

 Cook gives us a good clue as well as instructions 

 for growing it. He says: 



"These are very old roses, certainly known in 

 England three hundred years ago. The flowers are 

 insignificant individually, but collectively are pleas- 

 ing and appear late in August. They require good 



