Each hole must be twenty inches deep; take out 

 all the old every-day soil, and put a little coal 

 ashes in the bottom for drainage. If you have a 

 compost pile, mix compost and well rotted cow 

 manure, filling half the hole with the mixture. 

 Sprinkle this with the plain soil, then place the sacred 

 bush in the hole, spreading the roots in the direction 

 they naturally take. Cover the roots with more bed 

 soil, then press gently, gently, until the plant is 

 firm; now pour in water from which the chill has 

 been taken, until the hole is almost full, letting it 

 soak in gradually ; then put compost and cow manure 

 until it is higher than surrounding ground. Plant 

 your feet firmly but not disrespectfully on the sur- 

 face of the hole, packing it down around the rose 

 bush, which you meantime hold in upright position. 



As a finality draw the bed soil up loosely about 

 the stem of the rose, leaving the surface quite dry so 

 the sun may have no chance to bake or broil. 



If you've done properly all this simple yet seem- 

 ingly complex business, you need never water your 

 rose again ! 



When the bushes are in the blooming stage, trim 

 back severely all branches which have flowered, al- 

 ways trimming so as to leave an eye on the outside 

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