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the texture of the soil employ e'd than rose growers, especially 

 when growing the American Beauty. American Beauties are 

 more susceptible to differences in soil texture than other 

 varieties of roses, and a perfectly satisfactory soil for their 

 growth has not as yet been found in this State. They require 

 soil of a different texture from Brides and Bridesmaids. 



The rose soils in the list (Cf. Table V.) were obtained 

 from various sources, some of which are noted for their 

 production of excellent roses ; while others are prospective 

 rose soils, — that is, soils sent in by rose growers who wished 

 to ascertain whether they were well adapted to the growth of 

 roses. It will be noticed that most of these analyzed rather 

 high in very fine sand and silt, while two of the samples 

 contained nearly 10 per cent, of clay. 



Table V. — The Mechanical Analyses of Some Rose Soils. 



Throughout Massachusetts there are many hills of an oval 

 shai^e, whose long axes run in a northerly and southerly 

 direction. These "clay hills" are designated " drumlins " 

 by geologists, and in some 2)arts of the State, notably on the 



