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sure that that is not the best form, especially 

 when space is restricted. It can be better 

 brought into harmony with the adjacent parts 

 of the garden. As a walk, too, it is less tedious 

 to traverse. 



Roses make considerable demands upon the 



I Fig. 48, — A long rose garden ' " j 



soil, and therefore rose beds and borders 

 should be deeply trenched in the first in- 

 stance, and treated liberally with manure. The 

 common impression that clay soil is the best 

 for roses is not altogether correct. They will 

 thrive in almost any soiL provided they are 

 well supplied with fertilizing matter. In light 

 soils the manure we give them is not retained 

 so long as in heavy soil, and thus, under care- 

 less culture, they may suffer starvation. For 

 this reason, if the soil is sandy and light, it is 

 well to add a proportion of heavier material 



