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feet deep, and two to three feet in diameter for 

 each plant, and the space filled up with very rich 

 earth composed of loam, decayed manure, and 

 sand, in nearly equal proportions ; finish with the 

 new soil six or eight inches above ground to allow 

 for settling. For a variegated pillar choose plants 

 of the same growth, and plant them in a rectangu- 

 lar form, allowing the pole or pillar to occupy the 

 centre. The first season after planting they should 

 be watered twice a week in dry weather ; if water- 

 ing cannot be attended to, cover the soil with three 

 or four inches of manure. For pillars or trellising, 

 plants on their own roots are the best. The prun- 

 ing of these require to be performed in a very dif- 

 ferent manner from that usual for the generality of 

 roses. Those plants that make very long shoots 

 should have only about a foot or two of the tops 

 cut off, the wood of three or four years old thinned 

 out, and the short shoots or twigs cut in to within 

 two eyes of the preceding year's growth. They 

 require to be tied to a strong post ; if permanency 

 is the object use red cedar or locust for the purpose ; 

 in the country, where wood is plenty, any sapling 

 can be taken; if three or six inches of the branches 

 are left on it, the effect will be improved. Although 

 rich soil is strongly recommended for these roses, 

 they will nevertheless do on any soil. I have seen 

 them in the very poorest earth make fine bushes 



