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ELL WANGER <i- BARRY'S 
MANETTI STOCK. 
^ e grow Roses in two ways, viz: on their own roots from cuttings, and budded low 
on the Manetti. Most of the tender and climbing sorts are grown from cuttings, the Hy¬ 
brid Perpetuals, Mosses and Summer Roses are grown in both ways. The Manetti stock 
was obtained over thirty years ago from Como, Italy, by Thomas Rivers, and has largely 
superseded the Dog Rose and other stocks. We find many varieties of Roses grown on 
this stock adapt themselves to a greater range of climate and soil, bloom more profusely, 
endure better the heat ot the Summer, and make far stronger plants than if grown on their 
own roots. Many object to budded Roses on account of the suckers they sometimes throw 
out; but if proper attention is paid to the planting, this will rarely be an annoyance. 
Budded Roses should be planted sufficiently deep , so that the junction of the bud with the 
stock is from two to three inches below the surface of the earth. We cannot too forcibly direct 
attention to the above rule. 
BRIEF DIRECTIONS FOR PLANTING, Etc. 
When to I’lant. lender Roses, and all such as are pot-grown, should be plant¬ 
ed in the Spring or Summer in this or similar climates; the hardy sorts, if dormant, can 
lie planted both in the 1* all and Spring. If the situation lie not too much exposed where 
the Roses are to be set out we prefer Fall planting for all hardy kinds. Dormant plants set 
out in the Spring should be planted early, for no plant suffers more from being set out late 
than does the Rose. The Tea-scented and others that are pot-grown, should not be planted 
until all danger of Spring frosts are past. There need be no hurry for these, since Roses 
that have been grown in pots are sent out with the balls of earth, and the roots not being 
disturbed, or only to a slight extent, the plants go right on growing. The plants should 
he put in friable, rich soil, and firmly pressed in vM the foot, or (ifpot-groim plants) uith the 
hands , taking care not to bruise the roots. 
Pruning’. This operation is best performed during March. Most Roses do better 
if moderately pruned; some sorts require two-thirds of the past year’s growth removed; 
foi others to remove one-half or one-third is sufficent. All must be more or less pnined when 
planted ; do not neglect this . As a general rule, the more vigorous the variety the less it 
should be pruned. All weak or decayed wood should be entirely cut out, and also any 
shoots that crowd the plant and prevent free entrance of light and air. Besides Spring 
pruning, many kinds of Hybrid Perpetuals require to be pruned as soon as their first blos¬ 
soming is over, in order to induce a free display of fhnvers in the Autumn. 
Protection. All of the Tea, Bengal, Noisette, and most of the Bourbon classes 
need protection if left out during the Winter in this and similar climates; indeed all 
Roses would be better for a light covering. This may be done by hilling up with earth ; 
or better, by strewing leaves or straw lightly over the plants and securing them with ever¬ 
green branches, oftentimes the latter are in themselves sufficient. 
