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cross each other on the same level. If two 

 have grown so that one must lie above the 

 other, the earth must be carefully packed 

 between; all the roots having been covered 

 with fine soil free from fresh manure, the hole 

 should be almost filled up and the soil firmly 

 packed. This is very important, and the 

 foot of a man of ordinary weight is not too 

 heavy to accomplish the work well. Water 

 the roots freely, and when the water is ab- 

 sorbed fill up to the bed level, and see that 

 the union of the stock is where it belongs, 

 two inches below the surface. 



When all the plants have been placed, level 

 the surface with a rake, cover with a top- 

 dressing of about three inches of rough 

 manure, and if planting is done in autumn, 

 cut the long wood back to about one foot to 

 prevent the plant being whipped and loosened 

 by high winds. This extra wood is left to 

 encourage root action, and should be cut 

 back to two or three eyes as soon as the 

 dormant eyes begin to show in the spring. 



PLANTING ROSES FROM POTS 



Several American dealers start a large 

 number of imported budded plants in pots 



