' root left on the plant will eventually 

 rot, and it frequently damages the rest of 

 the plant. 1 

 Should any of the stock be shriveled, I cau- 

 tion you not to plant this shriveled, shrunken 

 stock until it has been completely buried in the 

 soil for a week. Then it should be found crisp and 

 plump and green, and worth planting. 



Be sure, however, to place a label indicating 

 the variety buried there, to avoid confusion, as the 

 earth will probably make the labeled name illegible. 



When more than one variety is buried light 

 slats should be placed at each side to separate the 

 various varieties. 



Now we will start them off with a clean bill 

 of health. We have before us two garden tubs, 

 each of such size that the rose bushes may be 

 dipped into it so as to cover the entire bush (ex- 

 cepting the roots) and we won't put those in be- 

 cause we are holding the plant by its roots. 



These tubs should be part of every garden 

 equipment. They are indispensable. 



DIPPING 



The solution into which we dip our rose 

 bushes consists of one ounce of lime and sulphur 



