ROSES 



weather, when the soil is not sodden, and until the end of 

 March. Planting during April, May, and June is advis- 

 able only when the roses are bought in pots, and need I 

 add that in this case they cost a good deal more ? There 

 is certainly no mystery about the actual planting. One 

 needs merely to cut off any broken and bruised ends of 

 roots, to immerse the roots in a puddle of clay and water 

 for a few minutes previous to planting, to put the plants 

 at such a depth that the point of budding, the junction of 

 stock and scion, is covered by an inch of soil, to work the 

 soil well among the roots and to make it firm. In plant- 

 ing standard roses it is necessary to put in the stake 

 before the roots are covered. A good average distance 

 to allow between each rose bush is 20 inches. When 

 planting is completed it is wise to shorten by half each 

 of the shoots. This prevents the bushes from being 

 blown about in windy weather ; if this happens it may 

 retard their becoming established. It is wise also to take 

 off all the leaves. Some varieties lose their leaves more 

 quickly than others, and while some plants arrive from the 

 nursery quite bare, others are still in full leaf. I have known 

 of roses transplanted in July, and the success was declared 

 to be due to the fact that all leaves were taken off. 



All the protection bush roses need during winter 

 may be provided by heaping a little mound of soil about 

 the base of the plants and among the lower branches. 

 Standards may be protected by bracken thrust among 

 the branches. 



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