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LIST OF ALL THE 
Best IIosj^j^Cui^iyation 
FIVE ;qC^E^-¥H0a^57IND3 IN PW- 
^UR great an<l constant object with Roses is to maintain 
a goofl stock in fine condition, which, while the secret 
of our success witli growers is also tlie sole reason why 
we Iiave not figured as one of the most successful prize 
takers at shows, for our looses are, as our customers well know, 
always magnificent, and they are not weakened hy the use of 
strong stimulants, such as must necessiirily he used i)y those who 
get up blooms for cxhi!)ition. We find that our stock of 33,000 
j)lants luxuriate in our deeply trenched, but unmanured, soil, 
making vigorous growth, which remains healthy ami clean, and 
is thoroughly matured, whereas when stimulants arc aj)plied the 
wood remains full of sap, and is conseciuently unripe, a dis- 
advantage of whicdi the effects are shown when the i)lants are 
moved, a considerable j)ercentagc being not unfrequently lost. 
It is no iflle boast to say that our immense stock, which includes 
every sterling variety, whether new or old, is one of the finest in 
the kingdom, ami it is our full conviction that gentlemen who 
favour us with orders will be gratified with the result, reaping, as they will, the henefits of strong 
am! well-matured plants. All lovers of Roses (and who is not one ?) are conlially invited to ins[)ect 
our collection, especially when in fiower, when they can make a selection to their own liking, and 
wlicn they will he surprised at the way in which Roses thrive at Swanley. We have planted an 
ad<litional acre this year in addition to the five we previously had, besides which we grow thousands 
in pots, for forcing. &c. 
DIRECTION’S FOR PLANTING AND PRUNING. 
When Roses are to he placed singly in small beds on lawns, a hole should he (hig three feet deep 
and tlie same width, ami filled up with a wheelbarrow-full of good compost, two-thirds of which 
slum Id he strong turfy loam from an old pa.sture, and the balance well-decomposed animal manure. 
Never place manure near the roots; let it he some distance away from them, when, if they feel the 
want of it they will grow to it 
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