November 18 , 1905 . 
MOTTO FOR THE WEEK: 
“Well must the ground he digged, and better dressed, 
New soil to make, and meliorate the rest.”— Virgil. 
must lack it, unless at the onset they are care- ing a young tree or shrub he must lvmi mb r 
fully and properly planted. Too often the that the main object is to supply a healthy 
novice thinks it is enough to dig a hole and root run, and to give the tree the best and 
put in the shrub, cover over the roots, and quickest conditions to enable it to obtain a 
leave it to its fate, with the result that in.a firm hold of the soil, 
few months the shrub is in a piteous con¬ 
dition. Suitable Roses for the Beginner. 
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AN AMATEUR'S LETTER 
TO AMATEURS. 
Preparations for Planting. 
Careful planting amounts to this : the right 
treatment of the soil, the correct manner of 
digging the hole and faying out the roots, firm 
planting, and proper attention against the par¬ 
ticular conditions that the season occasions. 
The soil should be deeply dug for a sufficient 
area, and not merely the surface, but two or 
three spits deep. so- that a healthy root run 
may be secured to the young tree. Probably 
the soil is poor ; then good, well-rotted stable- 
manure must b -2 dug in. It will give the 
young tree a better start if a little fresh, rioh, 
loamy soil be added, especially if the existing 
compost be of a poor and light quality. Suffi¬ 
cient importance to the actual digging of the 
hole to contain the tree must be insisted upon, 
because much depends on this point in the 
after health of the shrub. It should be large 
enough to take the tree or shrub with its roots 
spread out. ' It should never slope down to a 
basin shap-^, but be flat-bottomed, except for 
a slight mc-und that shall be immediately 
under the7 centre of the stem. The tree 
should be field firmly in place, and an assistant 
should shovel in he soil imnd it. It is of 
paramount impoo ance to tread this soil firmly 
about the-young tree ; and this, be it said, is 
a matter the novice too often neglects, just as 
he is inclined to dig the -hole far too deep, and 
simply plunge in the roots, rather than lay 
them out. 
A selection of Rose trees suitable for the 
amateur may prove a fitting theme for my 
concluding paragraph, as the sooner the trees 
are established now that November has set in 
the better. For a small garden no varieties 
can compete with the Hybrid Teas for length 
of flowering or beauty of blossom, and of 
grand decorative value are La France, Caro¬ 
line Testout; and Mrs. W. J. Grant. These 
are all of a pink colour, strong, sturdy growers, 
and suitable alike for town or country garden. 
Except for Liberty, there are few good deep- 
coloured Hybrid Teas. A fine selection can 
be made, however, among the Hybrid Per- 
petuals. General Jacqueminot and Charles 
Lefevre, together with Sultan cf Zanzibar, 
albeit all cf long-established fame, are hard 
to beat for general decorative garden use. 
The famous Frau K. Druschki is far and away 
the best white Rose of recent years, and is 
good both for decorative and show purposes. 
This is a Hybrid Perpetual, a creamy white 
of great beauty. Among the Hybrid Teas is 
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria ; and, old though 
it be, I would rather urge the novice to grow 
Honourable E. Gifford than any other white- 
flowered Tea.; it is so robust and so effective 
with its pale blossoms amid dark bronze 
foliage. This is merely a suggestive list, and 
many others of even greater excellence might 
be added. These, however, are all well tried, 
hardy sorts that will stand a fair chance under 
conditions that are not of the best. 
By the Author of “ The Garden Decorative 
etc ., etc. 
XV. 
Planting Roses and Shrubs. 
I am always sorry for the novice who is 
persuaded to postpone the planting of Roses 
and of deciduous shrubs until the spring. It 
is true the winter is a trying time for newly- 
established subjects ; but, except under very 
unfavourable conditions, far less trying than 
the summer immediately following their 
establishment in the spring. It is often far 
more difficult to- bestow the extra care and 
attention that newly-planted subjects may re¬ 
quire when every portion of the garden needs 
attention than it is during the winter, when 
there is little else to take up the time, and, 
lastly, strong growing subjects such as these 
seem to flourish better, really noticeably so-, 
when autumn planted. 
But to be grown to- perfection, Roses and 
shrubs should be carefully planted. It is worth 
it ; there is not much beauty nor decorative 
value in the most beautiful varieties of trees or 
shrubs unless they have the beauty of perfect 
health. The rarest and loveliest kinds will 
not be beautiful if they lack this—and they 
Staking. 
Where neoessary, a stake should be sup¬ 
plied at the time of planting. I should have 
hesitated to call attention to a matter so 
obvious as this had I not frequently noticed 
the evil that is occasioned by its omission, 
and the frequency with which it is emitted. It 
often spells failure, because the soil, loosened 
by the action of the frost, and in a soft an 1 
saturated condition when the thaw comes, 
yields to- every movement of the yo-ung tree 
during high winds. I have often noticed that 
where a newly-established tree or shrub has 
nothing to hold it firm it is bare of soil for a 
circular space around it, swaying backwards 
and forwards as the wind catches it, and 
loosening itself with every movement. These 
may seem trivial matters to write about at 
this length, but, believe: me, it is in proper 
attention to them that the ultimate success 
and health and beauty of the shrub and Rose 
tree almost wholly depend, and many an 
autumn-planted subject fails to survive its 
first, winter, not for want of hardiness, but 
simply because it has never had a fair start 
and been given the conditions that ensure its 
getting a good, firm grip of the soil. In every 
gardening operation the novice needs to 
realise fully what he is aiming at. In plant- 
Final Hints. 
So soon as the trees are received from the 
nursery they should be planted, for if once 
the roots begin to wither the trees stand a 
poor chance, and it should be remembered 
that the roots will suffer before the tops show 
any signs of distress. In planting, rank 
stable manure should never come in clc-se con¬ 
tact with the roots. Great care should be 
taken not to plant the trees above the collar— 
that is to say, too deeply. F. M. Wells. 
New Use for Hazel Rears. — Hessle or 
Hazel Pears have this autumn been making 
£10 per ton in the Eastern Counties, owing 
to the fact that a recent discovery has estab- 
lished their value for certain dyeing purposes. 
* * * 
Chrysanthemums at Worthing. — It is not . 
perhaps, generally known that Worthing is 
famous for! its Chrysanthemums. Here these 
popular flowers are grown by the mile. In 
East. West, an.l North Worthing they are to 
be seen everywhere. Tin- dispatching of 
these flowers to the markets is one of the 
sights of Worthing at this time of the year. 
