Remember to tie your standard^ 

 roses to the stake, and not the stake to ^ 

 the standard. ^ 

 We have previously tied a piece of white tape 

 two inches above the bud as a danger signal 

 against a too deep planting, and this will be our 

 guide for the proper depth to plant. I believe that 

 more roses are lost from too deep planting than 

 from too shallow planting. Under no circumstances, 

 if after the earth has been filled in around the 

 plant, and you find that it is planted too deep, 

 attempt to draw it up, as this will bring the roots 

 to an unnatural position and there will be a like- 

 lihood of the plant being suspended. 



After the plant has been set in the hole and 

 the roots properly spread out, fill in with screened, 

 dry soil, working it in around the roots. At the 

 same time the plant should be shaken lightly from 

 side to side, your assistant pressing the soil in 

 firmly with his hands as the hole is gradually 

 filled. Do not be afraid of too heavy a pressure. 

 When the hole is filled level with the bed, tread 

 down hard and all around the hole and up against 

 the stock of the plant. The weight of a very heavy 

 man toeing it in, can result in nothing but good. 

 Roses should be set firmly. This toeing in should 



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