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ROSA HARDII. 
a little light loam or leaf-mould should be mingled with it. With such a compost, 
well-drained, the plant will not fail either in a pot or the open border. It is 
extremely sensitive to wet, and especial caution should be exercised in preserving it 
from undue dampness. 
Treated in this way, if the shoots are pegged down in winter, it will form a 
fine spreading bush, and may be increased either by layers or cuttings. The latter 
strike freely in spring, if managed like those of the China Roses. It is quite hardy 
on a well-drained border. 
