4 ELLWANGER & BARRY’S 
MANETTI STOCK. 
We grow Roses in two ways, viz: on their own roots from cuttings, and 
budded low on the Manetti. Most of the tender and climbing sorts are grown 
from cuttings,the Hybrid Perpetuals,Mosses and Summer Roses are grown in both 
ways. The Manetti stock was obtained over thirty years ago from Como, Italy, 
by Thomas Rivers, and has largely superseded the Dog Rose and other stocks. 
We find many varieties ef Roses grown on this stock adapt themselves to a 
greater range of climate and soil, bloom more profusely, endure better the heat 
of the Summer, and make far stronger plants than if grown on their own roots. 
Many object to budded Roses on account of the suckers they sometimes throw 
out; but if proper attention is paid to the planting, this will rarely be an 
annoyance. 
Budded Roses should be planted sufficiently deep, so that the junction of the 
bud with the stock is from two to three inches below the surface of the earth. We: 
cannot too forcibly direct attention to the above rule. 
BRIEF DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING, ETC. 
When to Plant. Tender Roses, and all such as are pot-grown, should 
be planted in the Spring or Summer only ; the hardy sorts, if dormant, can be: 
planted both in the Fall and Spring. If the situation be not too much exposed 
where the Roses are to be set out we prefer Fall planting for all hardy kinds.. 
Dormant plants set out in the Spring should be planted early, for no plant suffers 
more from being set out late than does the Rose. The Tea-scented and others 
that are pot-grown, should not be planted until all danger of Spring frosts are 
past. There need be no hurry for these, since Roses that have been grown in 
pots are sent out with balls of earth, and the roots not being disturbed, or only to- 
a slight extent, the plants go right on growing. The plants should be put in 
friable, rich soil, and firmly pressed in with the foot, or (if pot-grown plants) with 
the hands, taking care not to bruise the roots. 
Pruning. This operation is hest performed during March. Most Roses do: 
better if moderately pruned; some sorts require two-thirds of the past year’s 
growth removed ; for others, to remove one-half or one-third is sufficient. <All 
must be more or less pruned when planted ; do not neglect this. As a general 
rule, the more vigorous the variety the Jess itshould be pruned. All weak or de- 
cayed wood should be entirely cut out, and also any shoots that crowd the plant 
and prevent free entrance of light and air. Besides Spring pruning, many kinds 
of Hybrid Perpetuals require to be pruned as soon as their first blossoming is 
over, in order to induce a free display of flowers in the Autumn. 
Protection. All of the Tea, Bengal, Noisette, and most of the Bourbon 
classes need protection if left out during the Winter: indeed all Roses would be: 
