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ROSES 



for sale in the spring, thus obviating with the 

 tender varieties the damage of winter killing. 



An objection to this is the crowding of the 

 large roots that cannot be spread out in plant- 

 ing without endangering the life of the plant, 

 but good plants may be obtained in this way, 

 although the bloom is not so fine nor the 

 growth so strong during the first year. In 

 setting out pot-grown plants, either budded 

 or on their own roots, it is important to get 

 them into the beds as soon as all danger of 

 severe frost is over, in order that the plants 

 may be firmly established before the heat of 

 summer. Roses planted late in the season 

 never do well, as they cannot attain sufficient 

 vigour to withstand the burning heat of our 

 summer sun. 



The holes need only be made a little larger 

 than the pot in which the plant is grow- 

 ing. Choose a cloudy day, in the afternoon, 

 and after making the hole, knock the pot 

 off by inverting the plant and striking the 

 edge sharply on a firm substance. The 

 handle of a spade, which has been fixed in 

 the ground in an upright position, will answer 

 the purpose. Fill the hole with water, press 

 the ball of earth between the hands to loosen 



