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high, as alfo by its warm Situation it continues thelonger in 
its flowring,it being naturally a late flowring Rofe; red Rofes 
dre fome times planted one two or three Plants together on 
borders, among other frnall ftandards of Goofeberries,Cor- 
ans,^r. but raoft commonly by themfelves on borders ei¬ 
ther in one two or three rows on a border; the Frankford, 
as alfo the White Role, becaufe apt to fpread and run high, 
is very fit to plant about Arbors, &c. the double yellow role 
which bringeth the feweft rofes to perfection of any fort 
that I know of,doth beft againfta.Wall,or Houfe-fide rather, 
where it hath the advantage of an Eves over it ;for in fuch a 
Situation I have obferved it to bring mod Rofes to perfection. 
The monthly rofe fo called,becaufe of its plentiful bearing of 
Rofes for four or five,fometimes fix months together when it 
is not over much pincht with drowth ; the beft way is to 
have of them in divers Situations, efpecially where they may 
have warmth and moifture,and then you may have the plea- 
fure of them near the matter as I laid, but if you. find them 
too luxurious, it will be your beft way to top fome of the 
branches pretty forward if you find they do not knit; for 
Roles, where they are in an indifferent or midiing temper 
as to the growing or thriving, there they flower mod ; ge¬ 
nerally all forts of Rofes are and may be planted in ftandards 
on borders or otherwife, as every one likes beft ; Damask 
Rofes are planted after feveral fafhions,fometimes in fafhion 
of a head, fometimes in handfome ftandards kept ftaked up, 
fometimes by Pales-fides, fometimes amongft other ftan¬ 
dards of Goofe-berries and Currans, on borders, by Walk- 
fides, or otherwife; but if you have refpeCf to the comely 
and orderly growing of your Rofes, you rand keep them 
ty’d up every one to a ftrait ftake, not fuffering above one 
or two ftandards from a root, and keeping them clean from 
fuccours, and cut in handfome order fo foon as they have 
done bearing, and again before Winter it occafion ferve ; 
but' where the profit ofthe Rofes is more defired than the com- 
pleat order or handfomenefs, there you may fuller two or 
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