Explanatory and Advice to our Patrons. 
The dormant plant* are either on their own roots or 
budded on Manetti stocks. There are a few varieties 
(and beautiful ones, too) which utterly refuse to grow on 
their own roots, or so feebly as to be of no value, and 
such are worked on the Manetti which is a very strong , 
hardy grower. To prevent “suckering” from the Manetti 
roots these plants must be set out so that the point of 
union is two or three inches below the surface of the 
ground. The greater part of our Hoses, however, con¬ 
sists of plants on their own roots, as we think that when 
grown in this way they will prove more satisfactory to 
the amateur; planter. 
2. PACKING AND TRANSPORTATION —We pack 
the plants from the pots, each with its ball of earth care¬ 
fully wrapped, in an open box with the tops exposed to 
the air, in such a manner that they may arrive at desti¬ 
nation in the best possible condition—fresh and healthy 
and not bruised and wilted. This method of packing, 
of course, necessitates sending by express, but it is the 
only safe way. T Ye guarantee their safe arrival. The 
dormant plants are packed tightly in box or bale so as to 
exclude the air, and’may be sent either bj* express or 
ordinary freight. 
By Mall.— We do not want to send plants by mail, and 
strongly advise our customers not to have their orders 
sent in that way. Disappointment is apt to ensue, as the 
plants are usually crushed and wilted on arrival and re¬ 
quire most careful treatment to resuscitate them. In 
fact our plants are rather too large to send by mail. 
3. CULTURE.— The best time to plant the large 
sized dormant hardy Hoses is in the Autumn or very 
early in the Spring before the buds begin to start. If 
planted in the Autumn and thoroughly mulched with 
coarse barnyard manure and the tops covered with a 
coat of dry leaves, these plants will give a flue crop of 
llowers the following June. 
Pot plants, whether of the hardy sorts or not, should 
never be planted in the Fall, but in the Spring after all 
danger of frost is over. We usually plant our pot plants 
about the middle of May here. The plants should be set 
out as soon as received, and kept shaded from the sun for 
a few days. Press the earth firmly about the roots of the 
