THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN. 115 



PLANTING. 



November and December are so well known to 

 be favourable months for planting the Summer 

 blooming Boses, that it is thought by many ama- 

 teurs no others are or can be so eligible : applied 

 to dry sandy soils this idea is quite correct ; but 

 on wet retentive soils February is much better, as 

 the holes can be opened in winter so that the 

 mould is pulverised by frost. In light soils a 

 mixture of well-rotted manure,, and rich stiff loam 

 from an old pasture, giving to each plant, if a 

 standard, a wheelbarrow-full, if a dwarf, about 

 half that quantity, will be found the best compost : 

 if the soil is stiff, half a wheelbarrow-full of ma- 

 nure mixed with the natural soil will be quite 

 sufficient. 



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