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In the course of a few weeks, when the roots 

 are more active, they may then be watered 

 evenly all over. Grafted plants must be staked 

 and tied as soon as planted, otherwise with spray- 

 ing the grafts are liable to get damaged. A very 

 good method to support the Roses is to have a 

 wire run lengthwise of the row three feet above 

 the soil, and stiff wire rose stakes, one to each 

 plant and tied to the overhead wire for steady 

 support, which gives the house a neat effect. 

 Then as the plants grow, tie loosely to the stake. 

 Some may prefer to have wires running parallel 

 to the rows about one foot apart and supporting 

 the growth to those wires, doing away with the 

 upright stakes. 



General treatment through the summer 

 months is watering, spraying, and keeping the 

 benches free from weeds, with the understanding 

 that the soil has been firmed down thoroughly; 

 good substantial growths cannot be obtained in a 

 loose, open soil. This operation as to the general 

 treatment looks simple in the extreme — watering 

 and spraying, any one can carry out those simple 

 instructions. We know that Roses delight in 

 abundance of moisture at their roots, but is there 

 any plant that will resent an over-supply of 

 stagnated, sour soil more than the Rose? The 

 safest and soundest advice that can be given is. 



