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should be dug out two 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 grow^th, and plant them in a rec- 

 tangular 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 w^atering 

 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 pruning of these 

 requires to be performed in a very different 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 th*e short 

 shoots or twigs cut in to within Uyo eyes of the pre- 

 ceding 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, Avhere 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 stongly recommended 

 for these roses, they w^ill nevertheless do on any soil. 

 I have seen them in the very poorest earth make fine 



