well in sandy soil. A heavy, loamy soil, well en- 

 riched with horse manue is the best. Where the soil 

 is light and sandy use cow manure. Dig holes at least 

 eighteen inches deep, and two feet across. Prepare 

 the soil and treat in the same manner as for fruit trees. 

 The amount of manure to be used being three shovels- 

 ful to each hole thoroughly mixed with the soil. Rose 

 bushes should be spaced at least three feet apart. 

 Where it is budded stock, plant the bud at least two 

 inches under ground. 



Your nurseryman will show you the bud and ex- 

 plain it to you. Also have him prune out any broken 

 or mutilated roots. He should also prune back the 

 roots and the top of the rose bush, removing all of 

 the small twigs. 



In planting, lay the roots in the hole in their natural 

 position, fill in the dirt and press firmly around the 

 bush with your foot, leave a space around your rose 

 bush the same diameter as the hole, having a rim of dirt 

 high enough to let the water run slowly to the depth 

 of four inches, when the water has soaked into the 

 ground, then draw the loose dirt into the depression. 

 This mode of planting applies to trees, shrubs and 

 vines. Weather conditions govern how often to irri- 

 gate. 



When trees and shrubs have no leaves on them, they 

 require but little moisture. The more leaves they have 

 the more moisture they require. There is little danger 

 of over watering rose bushes during the growing sea- 

 son, from spring to early fall in fact, the danger lies 

 the other way they do not get enough. I get my 

 best results irrigating once a week. Do the irrigating 

 in the forenoon, also wash off the foliage every three 

 or four weeks. I am not in sympathy with resting 

 rose bushes by withholding water from them during 

 July and August, until they have been established in 



