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GARDEN PLANNING 



to allow it to penetrate among them. The 

 remainder of the soil may then be added and 

 firmly rammed down. It should not be heaped 

 round the stem, but left slightly depressed 

 so as to facilitate watering. It would appear 

 that there is little to be 

 gained by care in spread- 

 ing the roots, experiments 

 showing that careless plant- 

 ing is equally favourable to 

 the plant. Be that as it 

 may, there is no doubt 

 that the care devoted to 

 arranging the roots as 

 widely spread as possible 

 at the foot of the hole 

 renders excellent service in 

 anchoring the plant to the 



Fig. 49.- Planting roses ^ enabHng ft ^ better 



to withstand the buffeting of the wind. If no 

 rain follows planting, it is advisable to give 

 some water about a week after, and a mulch- 

 ing of manure may then be put around each 

 plant to afford protection from frost. 



Roses must not be crowded together too 

 closely. Standards should not be less than 



