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spruce poles, were taken away in autumn, and the plants laid 

 down and covered with earth, or coarse manure. 



The only time to plant tender Roses, as far north as Boston, 

 is in the spring. The China, Bengal, arid Tea Roses may be 

 grown in the open ground, in New England, if they are taken 

 up in autumn. They may be kept in a dry, cool cellar, with 

 the roots packed in loam or sand ; or they may be laid in by 

 the heels, on a dry knoll, and covered with earth, where they 

 will remain secure till spring. In planting them out, they 

 should be cut down to a few buds, and they will bloom after 

 the summer Roses have passed away, provided the roots were 

 taken up well. In replanting Roses, the roots should be care- 

 fully examined, and all broken or bruised parts should be cut 

 off with a sharp knife. 



A young, healthy plant is much better than one that is old 

 and overgrown, to plant out ; indeed, old plants should be 

 rejected. 



Plantations of Roses should be made to succeed each other. 

 In the second and third years after planting, the Rose will be in 

 its greatest perfection. After the plants become old, they do 

 not do so well ; and I have found, in my own experience, that 

 five years was long enough to continue the plantation. It is 

 best then to prepare a new place, or, in fact, it should be pre- 

 pared, arid the new plantation made, a year before the old one 

 is given up, as a general and perfect bloom cannot be expected 

 the first year. 



It is becoming fashionable, at the present time, to plant out 

 Roses in masses, which have a fine effect, where the white, the 

 crimson, or other distinct colors, are planted by themselves. 

 Many of the strong-growing sorts are suitable for planting with 

 other shrubs in the shrubbery. 



Pruning. Roses, in this climate, should be pruned early 

 in the spring. For Roses that are grown as dwarfs, it is neces- 

 sary to prune them down to a few buds; all the old wood, and 

 the weak, last year's growth, should be taken entirely away. 

 The young wood generally produces the finest flowers, which, 

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