WHEN, WHERE AND HOW TO PLANT 9 



replace the discarded earth. When the bed 

 has settled, the surface should be one inch 

 below that of the adjoining sod, in order that 

 all rainfall be retained. It is a grave error to 

 make a rose bed higher than the adjacent sur- 

 face, as in hot weather the soil dries out and 

 the plants suffer for want of moisture. If 

 possible, the bed should be made several 

 weeks in advance of planting, to allow time 

 for settling. 



SPECIAL SOILS TO BE PROVIDED 



The different classes of roses have different 

 soil requirements, and wherever the best 

 flowers are sought the beds should be prepared 

 each for one class rather than mixing all 

 classes indiscriminately. The Hybrid Per- 

 petuals require a heavy soil containing some 

 clay — what is known as a heavy loam answers 

 admirably — and if this can be obtained from 

 an old pasture where the growth has been 

 luxuriant, nothing could be better. The top 

 spit should be taken with the grass roots and 

 chopped into very small pieces, care being 

 taken to bury the grass roots several inches 

 deep to prevent the possibility of growth. We 

 want the humus they contain for the roses. 



