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than it stood before. The operation of placing the roots 
and fibres should be done with the nicest care. In my fall 
planting, I place the plant in an oblique direction, so that 
the plants may be easily bent down and covered. Fall- 
planted Roses are liable to be more or less winter-killed, 
which is prevented, if covered with coarse litter, or manure. 
We have seen Pillar Roses, in the grounds of Mr. 
Charles Hoffman, of Salem, — which, without protection, 
are liable to be killed down to within two or three feet of 
the ground, — grown in great magnificence, forming. beau- 
tiful pyramids of Roses from twelve to fifteen feet high. 
‘We had never seen the Pillar Rose in such perfection. 
They were the same varieties which in our own ground 
did not exceed more than five or six feet, as the greater 
part of the new wood is every winter killed down. We 
were informed that the supports to which these Roses 
were trained, consisting of nothing more than three or 
four strong spruce poles, were taken away in autumn, and 
the plants laid down and covered with earth, or coarse 
manure. The only time to plant tender Roses, as far 
north as Boston, is in the spring. The China, Bengal, and 
Tea Roses may be grown in the open ground, in New 
England, if they are taken up in autumn. They may be 
kept in a dry, cool cellar, with the roots packed in loam or 
sand; or they may be laid in by the heels, on a dry knoll, 
and covered with earth, where they will remain secure till 
spring. In planting them out, they should be cut down 
to.a few buds, and they will bloom after the summer Roses 
have passed away, provided the roots were taken up well 
In replanting Roses, the roots should be carefully exam- 
ined, and all broken or bruised parts should be cut off with 
a sharp knife. 
A young, healthy plant is much better than one that is 
old and overgrown, to plant out; indeed, old plants should 
be rejected. 
