34 GARDENING DIFFICULTIES SOLVED 



A. Unless you can prepare holes fully 3 feet deep and as much in 

 width, and fill them with good soil, we should advi.se you to plant 

 the two climbing Roses in tubs. Procure extra strong pot grown 

 plants, and in transplanting be careful only to remove crocks and a 

 little of the soil on the top edges. Soak the ball of soil in a bucket 

 of water for a few minutes before planting. With these pot grown 

 plants no pruning is needed the first year. 



ROSE LITTLE PET GROWN IN A FLOWER POT. 



Soil for Potting Roses 



Q. Can I use ordinary soil from the garden borders for potting 

 Roses ? Enquirer, Blackheath. 



A. A potting soil for Roses should contain a fair amount of 

 turfy soil. The .garden soil sent is anything but this. It might 

 be used in a small proportion with loam, otherwise we should 

 not advise you to take much trouble in storing it. Try to procure 

 the top spit from some pasture land, and stack this with alternate 

 layers of cow manure ; then in twelve months you will have some 

 good compost in which you can grow some grand Roses. 



Roses for Christinas 



for 



Q. I am about to build a greenhouse. What is the earliest time 

 Roses to flower, as I would like some for Christmas 1 Please 



