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ing advantage. Still, if trees are procured from a nursery of 

 repute they are almost certain to have been carefully over- 

 looked. 



Actual Planting. 



Now for the planting, which is better done by two 

 than one. Having the plant ready, and being well gloved 

 to prevent its too pressing attentions, place it in the hole, at 

 a sufficient depth to cover, when filled in, the point of junction 

 where it has been budded (approximately lin. below 

 the surface) ; for the object is with Roses, either on 

 the Manetti, Briar Seedling, or Briar Cutting, to induce 

 them to throw out roots, so as to make them, comparatively 

 speaking, independent of the stock, or, at any rate, to give 

 them a double chance of health. Mr. Geo. Prince says No 

 with regard to the Briar Seedling stock, but most growers 

 follow the plan of covering in the junction. The roots should 

 be spread out carefully all round in a horizontal direction, 

 and great care should be taken to dispose them that they 

 do not cross, as in the case of fruit-trees. Some finely-sifted 

 soil should be worked carefully between the roots with the 

 fingers, soil to a depth of a couple of inches or so added, and 

 the whole made firm by careful treading. The remainder of 

 the soil should then be thrown in, and again trodden down. 

 Firm planting is most desirable; it leaves no opportunity 

 for water to lodge about the roots, and so gives the trees a 

 better chance. Where the soil is naturally light, it is a very 

 good plan to put on a shovelful of fibrous loam, chopped up. 

 It is well, when the planting is done, to affix short stakes to 

 each plant, so as to prevent their being shaken about by the 

 wind. As some cultivators of the Rose in a small way are 

 very partial to growing them on their lawns, we would 

 strongly deprecate the absurd method of bringing the grass 

 right up to the base of the bushes. To do so is to ask for 

 failure and also to deserve it. When grown as single plants 



