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winds are very severe upon them. For those that 

 grow only from three to six feet, small rods of any 

 description will be suitablej painting them with a 

 green or stone colour; strong twine, willow, glycine, 

 or lead wire, may be used for tying. In pruning, 

 from the month of November to March, thin out the 

 wood of three or four years old, and shorten all the 

 shoots in proportion to their growth; that is, shoots 

 that have made only a growth of 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 compost, or decayed offal of any description, 

 incorporated among the soil in which they are grow- 

 ing. Never plant ji 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 tw^o feet. 

 They delight on a sandy rich loam, on a gravelly or 

 dry bottom. This is particularly requisite 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 flower- 



