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attained some size. They should now be taken out of the 

 soil, and the surest way to accomplish this without losing any 

 roots is to sift the upper part of the soil through a fine sieve, 

 fine enough to catch even the smallest roots. Store them 

 away in a cool, dry room, and in the Spring plant them out, 

 and manage them like the named varieties. The following 

 are good varieties : Turban black, crimson and gold ; 

 Turban scarlet, spotted white and yellow. 



Roses. The Rose, the queen of flowers, should find a 

 prominent place in every garden. There is no kind of shrub, 

 however beautiful, that is used to ornament a garden scene, 

 so well adapted to take various forms as the rose. It can be 

 used as a dwarf, tiny plant to fill the smallest bed ; as a bush 

 to plant amongst other shrubs ; as one to plant in beds of 

 large dimensions in groups ; as a tall standard. Standards 

 can also be planted in groups on a lawn. These, also, are 

 planted in the centre of a large circular bed, with half 

 standards around them and dwarfs in front, thus forming one 

 of the finest sights in the garden when in bloom. The rose 

 is also admirably adapted for covering old fences or banks ; 

 but there is no form which shows off the glory of the rose 

 to equal the effect produced by training up pillars or poles. 

 Three poles placed as a triangle and tied firmly at the top with 

 tarred rope or wire, will stand the strongest gales. Should this 

 plan be adopted, three different varieties may be planted, one at 

 the foot of each pole, and trained from pole to pole so as to 

 completely hide them when in full foliage and flower, they 

 will then form a beautiful pyramid of flowers. Previous to 

 planting, the ground should be made rich, in order that the 

 growth may be vigorous. The following are admirably 

 adapted for training as pillar and climbing roses : Devoni- 

 ensis (climbing), Cloth of Gold, Marechal Neil, Cheshunt 

 Hybrid, Triumphe de Rennes, Celine Forestier. 



Pruning : Pillar Roses should receive a kind of temporary 

 pruning about May. At that time shorten in the long, strag- 

 gling branches only. In the beginning of September, prune 

 in the side shoots to three or four eyes, and tie in the 

 leading ones to nearly their full length ; take away all coarse, 

 strong-growing shoots those robbers of the strength which 

 ought to be husbanded to nourish the flower-bearing 

 branches. Remove all suckers from the roots, so that no 

 growth of the stock may escape notice. 



