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HOW TO SUCCEED WITH ROSES IN CANADA.— II. 



Winter Protection. 



1,1. roses may be said to be hardy, if the wood is well ripened ; 

 that is, a simple freezing, even if long continued, will not 

 injure them, and very few roses succumb to the frosts cf 

 winter alone in this locality ; but as the spring advances the 

 sap responds to the call of a bright sun, and a sharp frost the 

 following night may congeal it and the cane is irreparably 

 injured. Thus it will be seen that it is of the greatest importance to protect the 

 bushes from the sun's action till the danger from frost is past ; rather protect a 

 little longer and throw the bloom a trifle late than strive to start them early and 

 have them injured. We know of no better protection than earth, and when the 

 plants are far enough apart to afford sufficient earth it should be drawn or 

 mounded up about the canes to a height of at least twelve inches. We use this 

 mode of protection exclusively; should they be too close together, leaves will be 

 found an excellent covering ; long, strawy manure will answer, but it must not 

 be used in sufficient quantity to heat. Where pine or spruce branches can be 

 had. they will answer admirably. 



Roses ix Pots. — For this purpose, nice, healthy plants should be procured 

 not later than May. and carefully planted in three-inch pots, well drained. After 

 the first watering, which should be a thorough one, water should be used spar- 

 ingly until growth begins. It is well to plunge the pots in the garden in a spot 

 where they will not be overlooked. As the pots fill with roots, transplant into 

 larger pots and be careful to pick off all buds as soon as they appear, up till 

 October. The plants should be encouraged by careful attention to make a free 

 growth, as it is only on strong, healthy canes that good roses can be expected. 

 An occasional watering with liquid manure will be found to improve the growth. 

 The plants should be taken indoors before any hard frosts occur. We grow 

 large numbers of plants for this purpose annually, which we can supply in the 

 fall, by express or freight. 



Budded Roses — Their Advantages and Disadvantages. — The advan- 

 tage of a rose budded on the Manetti root is that it is a vigorous grower. The 



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