ROOT-WORK. 



ROSE, AYRSHIRE. 



Popularly speaking, the root of a plant 

 is considered to be that part of the plant 

 which is below ground, and which com- 

 mences just where the stem ends. This 

 junction of root and stem is usually called 

 the collar, and in planting trees due regard 

 should be had to keeping the collar in its 

 proper position ; for if it be too low that 

 is to say, underground the portion of 

 the stem that is buried will be liable to 

 canker, especially in the case of worked 

 trees, where the junction is close to 

 the ground ; and if it be too high, a 

 portion of the plant that ought to be 

 below ground will be above it, and will 

 suffer from the exposure. After replant- 

 ing, the rootlets or fibrous roots are sent 

 forth anew by the parts underground for 

 the collection of nutriment from the soil, 

 in the same manner as leaves are put forth 

 by the parts above ground for the recep- 

 tion, aeration, and maturation of the sap, 

 when it is brought to them from below by 

 the system of circulation which carries the 

 sap through the plant, in a manner anala- 

 gous, though not similar, to that in which 

 the blood is carried through the arteries 

 and veins of animals by the action of the 

 heart. 



Root-work. 



This is somewhat similar to Rock-work 

 which see. It is constructed by first 

 forming a heap of soil of the height and 

 extent required, and then arranging the 

 roots of old trees, and even the stems and 

 branches, tree stumps, &c. , round and over 

 the heap in such a manner as to form 

 pockets in which, when filled with mould, 

 ferns, and various plants, trailing and 

 Alpine, may be inserted. 



Rosa Multiflora. 



Of this there are many varieties. It is 

 a delicate rose, and often killed to the 

 ground by the frost. Covered with mats, 



it shoots so early that it cannot endure the 

 spring frosts. Greviilea, or Seven Sisters 

 rose, is a vigorous climber of this family, 

 blooming in clusters, of shades varying 

 from rose to purplish crimson ; the flowers 

 change from crimson at first coming out, to 

 pale rose and purplish crimson. To afford 

 protection in very inclement weather it is 

 recommended to thatch over the pillar in 

 November with green furze, which admits 

 air and keeps off the severity of the frost ; 

 continuing this covering till March, and 

 then removing it by degrees, so as to inure 

 the plant to the cold before full exposure to 

 it. In this way Alba, or Double White, a 

 pretty pale flesh-coloured rose ; the Double 

 Red, and Hybrida, or Laure Davoust, a 

 most elegant and beautiful hybrid, with 

 large flowers and beautiful foliage, will 

 bloom in perfection. 



Rose, Ayrshire. 



The rapidity with which this rose covers 

 a wall or pillar, added to its intrinsic 

 beauty, renders it invaluable to the gar- 

 dener. \Vhere its growth is encouraged, it 

 climbs to the summit of the tallest trees, 

 from which its long graceful shoots hang in 

 festoons. 



The Ayrshire is the hardiest of climbing 

 roses, and its cultivation and management 

 is very simple. Layers of its long pendu- 

 lous shoots root readily, and it strikes 

 easily from cuttings ; it will grow rapidly 

 where other roses will scarcely exist, 

 and when placed in good rich soil, its 

 growth is so rapid that a large space 

 is covered by it in the second season 

 of planting. It forms an admirable 

 weeping rose when trained on wires. It 

 is useful for trellis, verandah, or alcove, as 

 well as in rough places of the park or 

 shrubbery. Its luxuriant growth soon turns 

 a rough and dreary waste into a flowery 

 bank. 



