ROSES 



sent up so many strange shoots that, not 

 knowing what to do, he dug them all up 

 but one. This he kept as a curiosity, and 

 now it is a bush of Flowering Almond six 

 feet in circumference. 



Everblooming Roses should be set out in 

 the spring, about the middle of April. 



Hybrid Perpetual and Hardy Roses are 

 best set out in autumn, about October tenth. 

 When planting, always cut the plants back 

 to about a foot in height. 



All Roses should be hfted every three 

 years, late in October, and plenty of manure, 

 with fresh earth and leaf- mould, mixed with 

 sand if the soil is heavy, dug in. 



After five or six years I dig up my Roses 

 about October tenth, cut the tops down to 

 about twelve inches, cut out some of the old 

 wood, cut off the roots considerably, trench 

 the ground anew, and replant. The follow- 

 ing year the Roses may not bloom very pro- 

 fusely, but afterwards for four or five years 

 the yield will be great. JMy physician in the 



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