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ROSES 



When the weather is dry and conditions fit for 

 planting, unpack the roses in a place sheltered 

 from the wind and sun. From this time on 

 it is absolutely necessary to avoid undue 

 exposure of the roots. In sorting out the 

 varieties while still under cover, use old mats 

 or straw to keen the roots covered. 



With the tender varieties, dormant planting 

 out of doors is attended with much risk 

 because of the inability of these plants to 

 endure our rigorous winters before becoming 

 established. Consequently, they need much 

 more protection than the hardy sorts. Where 

 the thermometer reaches 15 below zero it is 

 better to defer planting until the early spring, 

 provided the plants can be safely housed 

 during the winter. This can be done by 

 digging a pit about fifteen inches in depth 

 in a dry, cold cellar or outhouse and packing 

 the dormant plants in it, covering roots and 

 tops with fine earth. After one good soaking 

 with water they may be safely left until early 

 spring unless they become very dry, in which 

 case they may be watered again. After the 

 plants become firmly established,, which will 

 be in one season, there is much less likelihood 

 of their being injured by the cold. 



