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loamy soil is necessary, and the position selected for the bed 
should be rather open, but not exposed to rough winds. As 
a rule, where roses can be grown as standards or bushes, 
they can be grown pegged down. The most important point 
is to plant only those kinds which are known to do well, and 
are on their own roots. The best of the large number of 
varieties for this mode of culture, are William Griffiths , 
William Jesse, Charles Lefebvre, Anna Alexieff, Senateur 
Vaisse, Alfred Colomb, Baronne Prevost , General Washington , 
General Jacqueminot, Jean Goujon, La Peine, and John 
Hopper. This list, short though it is, contains the cream of 
all the best varieties suitable for pegging down. Do not 
plant worked roses, for if they are worked upon any stock, 
the suckers from the stock will, sooner or later, come up and 
overgrow the roses unless a continual warfare is waged 
against them. 
It does not matter much when they are planted out of 
pots, but the most favourable months are October and April. 
Whether planted in autumn or spring, let the surface of the 
bed be well trodden soon after the planting is completed, as 
the rose under all circumstances prefers a firm soil. Also 
tread the surface every spring after the plants are pruned and 
the beds forked over. If the plants are not more than a foot 
high when planted, do not prune the first year, but simply 
peg down the strongest growth. On the other hand, if they 
are strong, with shoots two feet long and upwards, just take 
off about eight inches of the points in March, as it is not 
desirable to let the young plants have much old wood to 
support-the first season. Aim at a vigorous growth, so as to 
have plenty of flowering wood for the next year. The care¬ 
ful cultivator will take care that the plants do not want for 
water the first summer after planting, but after that time 
they are able to take care of themselves. Those who desire 
to have fine blooms throughout the season, must cut off a few 
inches of the flowering wood as soon as the first bloom is 
over, and give the beds a thorough soaking of manure or 
sewage water, every third or fourth day, for a short time. 
After the application of the manure water, the plants will 
soon start into a new growth, and furnish a supply of flowers, 
if the weather is mild, until Christmas. They will be well 
established in the soil in twelve months after planting, and 
will grow away vigorously, sending up strong shoots three 
or four feet in height. These must be pegged down in the 
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