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the desired results. Avoid a location where water will stand 

 about the plants in winter. 



Autumn is the i)est time for trenching. In doing this, take 

 a given amount of ground, dig a trench at first a spade in 

 depth, and half that in width, removing the soil to the other 

 end ; then turn up the sub-soil at the bottom of the trench, 

 place on it a plentiful supply of manure, not stirring it in, cover 

 with the soil from the next trench and so on till all is complete. 

 Half-decayed leaf-mould, spent hops, or fresh manure will 

 answer the purpose, as the manure will be in good condition for 

 the plants by the time their roots reach down to it. A space of 

 three feet between the rows and two feet between the plants is a 

 suitable arrangement of distance, as the plants can then be 

 easily banked with soil for protection in winter, — quite an essen- 

 tial matter with Teas, which are more tender than Remontants 

 and require more covering. In planting, dig trenches about 

 twelve inches wide and from sixteen to eighteen inches deep ; in 

 the trench should be placed a liberal supply of well-rotted 

 manure, with a little ground bone, all to be turned under with a 

 garden fork. 



The next branch of our subject is the selection of stocks, as 

 the roses, if not on their own roots, are worked either on 

 Manetti, Brier, or De la Grifi'eraie stock. Which of these is the 

 best has l)een a matter of much dispute among cultivators, and 

 is likely to continue, as the finer varieties cannot be had except 

 worked on one or the other of these stocks. 



The Manetti, for rapid increase of stock and for early matui'i- 

 ty, is l)y far the best, especially on light soils, though it will 

 flourish in almost any soil. 



The Brier stock is suited to wet or stiff soils, producing its 

 roots in a thick cluster at the base of the shoot. The Grifi^eraie 

 stock is strong, and well adapted for this purpose ; it is in itself 

 a rose of great vigor and hardiness, a very free bloomer, and 

 quite distinct in color, — so much so as to be noticeable in a 

 collection. 



In using the Manetti stock, if planted two or three inches 

 below the collar or junction of the bud with the stock the bud 

 will throw out roots of its own, and with this addition will pro- 



