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doing is worth doing well,'’ I strongly 
recommend a thorough preparation of 
the beds before planting. The sub-soil 
being treated or provided, as mentioned 
above, the beds should be dug out not 
less than 20 inches deep, A 3-inch 
layer of well rotted cow manure evenly 
spread in the excavation should then 
be spaded in, on top of which the or- 
iginal top-soil should be placed, put- 
ting the. soil taken out last from the 
excavation on the top. or at least mix- 
it well with the top-soil. This will 
bring the best soil within the reach of 
the roots, enabling the root-stock to 
develop a good system of roots which 
will reach the manure deposited at their 
feet the second year. Surface manur- 
ing later on will be necessary every 
year. If the soil is not rich enough 
to begin with, bone-meal mixed in be- 
sides the cow manure already provided 
below will be of great help. Hybrid 
teas and teas prefer a somewhat lighter, 
sandy soil, and should be so provided. 
Thorou.gh watering during dr5" spells 
is very essential and therefore a prop- 
er water pipe system is indispensible to 
such a garden. This watering should 
be done before, or better yet, after 
sundown if possible, and must be a 
soaking, not , merely a sprinkling. 
Sprinkling of foliage, however, after 
stindown during dry weather is very 
beneficial. Keeping the ground well 
cultivated by the hoe is good at all 
times and better than watering during 
ordinary weather conditions; in fact, it 
is preferable to too frequent waterings 
and absolutely necessary in all soils 
which readily form a hard crust sur- 
face. A regular weekly cultivation is 
indeed a treat to which the rose most 
readily and thankfully responds. 
.\s previously said, the rose likes air 
and should therefore not be planted too 
close, if each plant is expected to do 
its best and offer perfect blooms. It is 
not the quantity of the blooms we are 
after as much as the quality. In this 
spacing we must be guided somewhat 
by the habits of growth of the varie- 
ties, but as a rule the proper average 
distance for hybrid perpetuals is from 
2 ft. to 2 ft. 4 in. in the row. and 2 ft. 
between rows, while hybrid teas have 
sufficient space if planted, say, 18 to 
20 in. apart. Plant good and deep ; 
bring the graft 3 in. under ground: a 
good rule is to plant just a little deeper 
than they were planted before. Before 
planting the roots should be well 
pruned. 
There is quite a difference of opinion 
as to the relative merits of grafted or 
budded roses, and roses on their own 
roots. The only advantage of the lat- 
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