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old dead Pear tree. I have other Ramblers in the garden 'which are 

 doing well. I enclose one or two leaves. //. H. TV., Hornsey. 



A. It may be that the plant has cankered at the junction where 

 it was budded, but we think most probably the cause could be traced 

 to its roots being in uncongenial soil of insufficient depth. We 

 advise you to have a larger hole dug out in autumn, taking care that 

 the soil is moved 3 feet deep and as much in width and breadth. In 

 returning soil mix with it some good manure, and after the soil has 

 lain for about two or three weeks replant your Rose, or, better still, 

 procure a new one on its own roots. These Roses are readily pro- 

 curable in this way now, and they are much superior to budded 

 plants. 



Roses Failing 



Q. I enclose two cuttings of two different trees. Can you tell me 

 the cause of their getting in this condition ? I planted twelve in a 

 bed 6 feet square in March. The bed was a new one ; 2 feet of soil 

 with 9 inches of stones under, and manure just below the roots, and 

 well manured on top. All of the trees are in the same state more or 

 less. I got the trees from a reputable firm. They have a fairly 

 sunny aspect. E. D. y Bolton. 



A. Your soil is probably too light for Roses, and you may have 

 given the bed too much drainage. The specimen growths sent 

 appeared as though the plants had been burnt up. Perhaps you did not 

 plant them firmly enough. Roses need to be planted very firmly, 

 and it is a good plan to go over the plantation a week afterwards and 

 press the soil again with the heel. It may be the plants had been 

 frozen at the root ere you received them, or perhaps you did not 

 prune them. Rose plants should be cut back hard the first season 

 after planting, to within 3 or 4 inches of the ground. 



Climbing Roses Failing on West Wall 



Q. On a wall facing west of a house I have recently taken there 

 are three Rose trees trained, Crimson Rambler, Hiawatha, and Gloire 

 de Dijon, the lower parts of which are nearly bare, and the remain- 

 ing leaves all affected by apparently the same disease. I enclose 

 specimens. Your advice would be esteemed. Rosey, Salisbury. 



A. All the Roses have suffered from red spider, a pest that 

 frequently attacks wall Roses. Crimson Rambler is notoriously 

 addicted to this when planted against a wall, the very worst position 

 for it, and it has probably given it to the others. We should advise 



