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this bed were not very abundant. The shoots did 

 not ripen well, and were consequently much injured 

 by frost during the succeeding winter. The bed 

 manured with burnt earth next forced itself into 

 notice ; the plants kept up a steadier rate of growth, 

 producing an abundance of clear, well-formed 

 blossoms ; the wood ripened well, and sustained 

 little or no injury from the winters frost. The 

 results attendant on the use of the other manures 

 were not remarkable : they had acted as gentle 

 stimulants, the nitrate of soda and bones least 

 visibly so, although they were applied in the 

 quantities usually recommended by the vendors. 

 . . . I think burnt and charred earth the best 

 manure that can be applied to wet or adhesive soils.' 



Mr. Prince says : ' My plants on the cultivated 

 Seedling Brier do not require so much manuring 

 as other forms of stocks. I do not recommend 

 any manure at time of planting, unless the ground 

 has been greatly impoverished by trees and shrubs 

 or Roses, in which case a portion of the soil should 

 be removed, and a fresh supply given, which should 

 consist of the top-spit from a meadow of heavy 

 loam, well decayed ; but it should not be forgotten 

 that after the Roses have been planted for two 

 years, and are well established, they will require a 

 liberal supply of manure. I have found that the 



