204 PLANNING AND PLANTING 



about bench grown Roses, for if you did not plant 

 enough Roses earlier, or have room for more, these 

 Roses may be purchased for little more than half 

 the spring price, and can be handled successfully 

 if you know the proper procedure. 



Set out the plants in the regular manner but 

 without pruning or cutting them back, provide 

 moisture to the soil and keep the plants shaded 

 with old burlap or other suitable material for 

 awhile. 



In the late fall after frosts have hardened the 

 wood and loosened the leaves, dig the plants and 

 shake them free from leaves, then trench them over 

 winter in the following described manner, and in 

 spring you will have some fine big plants for early 

 planting, and at a minimum expense. 



Dig a trench eight or ten inches deep, straight 

 on one side, and sloping to about a thirty degree 

 angle on the other. Place the roots at bottom 

 of the trench and recline the plants on the slanted 

 side of trench. 



Cover all but six inches or so of the tips with 

 three or four inches of soil, firm it down and cover 

 with a winter mulch of leaves or straw, being sure 

 of course that your trench is on well drained 

 ground that any excess of water will quickly drain 

 away. 



The procedure described here is, of course, not 

 necessary for plants that have been set out early, 



