104 ROSES THAT BLOOM THE WHOLE SEASON. 



twelve to twenty inches, can be cut to within three 

 or four eyes of the preceding year's wood; and 

 those that have grown from three to ten feet 

 should be shortened down to two to six feet. By 

 this process they will throw out strong blooming 

 shoots that will flower the whole season. They 

 must have every year a good supply of rich com- 

 post, or decayed offal of any description, incorpo- 

 rated among the soil in which they are growing ; 

 never plant a rose in the same soil that a rose has 

 been growing in before; if it is required to be 

 planted in the same spot, remove the old soil, and 

 replace it with new, to the depth of one to two 

 feet. They delight in a sandy rich loam, on a 

 gravelly or dry bottom ; this is particularly requi- 

 site, where the soil is of a stiff clay and subject to 

 crack during the summer months. If thus properly 

 provided for when planted, they will grow in the 

 greatest perfection and bloom profusely. It is 

 necessary to cut off the flowering stems as soon 

 as they begin to fade, thus preventing their going 

 to seed except when required, as maturing the seed 

 impoverishes the plant, and retards the reproduc- 

 tion of a succession of blossoms. If they are not 

 wanted to grow to a great, extent, cut the shoots 

 down to within two to four feet of the ground 

 every season. The dwarf sorts make very pretty 

 standard plants when budded, one or two feet 



