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but frequently — say twice a week. When it is more convenient, a 

 sprinkling of bone dust on the surface before a rain will answer the 

 same purpose. Even with the best care it may prove necessary at 

 times, say after six or eight years, to renew the Roses or move the 

 bed, adopting the farmer's principle of rotation of crops. 



Time to Plant. The best time to plant Roses depends upon where 

 you live. In the southern and Pacific Coast states, autumn or early 

 winter is most favorable; leaving the Gulf states and coming North 

 to the next tier of states the same is true, providing you get dormant 

 plants. 



North of the line of the Ohio river, only our hardier varieties 

 will withstand the winters, if set out in the fall. The Everblooming 

 kinds — i. e., the less hardy Teas and Hybrid Teas, before they can 

 stand a winter in the open, require a summer's growth in which to 

 become thoroughly established, and, therefore, through the largest 

 area of our great country, as a general rule, spring planting is recom- 

 mended. 



Page 17 tells more about dormant and growing plants; the former 

 can be had from November 15 until about the first of April, the 

 latter from pots at almost any season of the year. 



If your ground for Roses has been prepared in the autumn, all 

 the better; if not, begin as soon in the spring as the soil is dry enough 

 to crumble in your hand. After this dormant Roses may be planted 

 at any time, but Roses in leaf not until mid-April, or any time there- 

 after. 



Treatment on Arrival. When you receive the Roses, give the;jn 

 the greatest care; never expose the roots to the drying action of 

 spring winds for a moment. A plant with bare roots exposed to the 

 dry air is like a fish out of water. Should the plants, through delay 

 in transit, come dried out, as occasionally happens, soak the balls 

 of earth and roots in water; if the stems have dried out, bury the 

 whole plant, after soaking the ball in damp earth for several days. 

 This treatment may put them in good condition, while, if they are 

 planted when dried out, there is more danger of their dying. 



Planting. When ready to plant, unpack the plants in a shaded 

 place, protected from the wind. Keep the roots covered with damp 

 burlap, moss or other material until the actual moment of planting; 

 spring winds are so drying that fatal damage may occur through 

 a few moments of exposure. Do not set the plants too deep or too 

 shallow. If planted too deep, the stems will rot off; if too shallow, 

 the plant will grow spindling, will dry out too soon, and high winds 

 will cause them to sway, breaking the roots. It is a good rule to 



Too deep 



Too shallow and 

 set wrong 



Jusi right 



Right and banked 

 for winter 



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