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growth; sets imy it: wilkideteriorate .backiitoat least’ two eyes’ below, 
although you cut-it toa iwery strong; and tothe most ‘prominent one. 
Iinever,cuttill the! Rose tellsome when ‘and where'to cut ; and both of 
these it will tell me when the time of general: growth sets in.’ This 
year, Lidid: not cut till the 8th and 9thof “May, the latter being two 
days; before. my visitors came (Friday, 1 )th: of May). I have not, 
from that time; seen one of them flinch.» ‘Their buds were formed, and 
to a, good bud-L cut: them. ‘In established: Roses, [sometimes thin ‘out 
aiuseléss bit ifthe Roses strong ;:and sometimes I cut off a fine 
stalk, buds’ and:all, toca prominent ‘eye; invorder® that this’ stalk may 
succeed the others onthe same: plant: not’so decapitated.’ ‘This, how- 
ever,is matter of judgment, dependenton‘a thorough knowledge of the 
habits ofthe Rose» so. treated» Cutting bouquets, with stalks long 
enough 'to hold.in folded) arms, ‘in the middle of summer, I never have 
found injurious: this, however,:is a matter of judgment.© If ‘the tree 
dies back in winter in any of its branches or'stalks,; don’t cut below the 
base) of thes dead part; but: just above it; that half inch will act as a 
seal and: prevents bleeding» ‘After growth sets\in freely, there is less 
danger «from bleeding; because the growing branch next the cut takes 
up the sap. | Probably cauterising with a hot iron, or washing’ the cut 
with ) gutta’ percha) dissolved' in’ chloroform, forming a' glue, might be 
found a useful bandage: not only for Manetti: Roses, but for the head 
of Dog: Briars, whiclvis often’ the seat of much mischief, } 
i. Manure:-—Decayed horse, pig, and: cow-dung; are good for Roses; 
privy dung, stale, is also excellent. I also use wood ashes; guano (be 
careful how’ you use these two), soot, stale liquid manure and water, 
alittle common, salt, maiden earth, strong loam, and road scrapings. 
You had :better'put:to Roses, after exhaustion, one shovel of new stiff 
earth, and: one; of black: manure, than) two of black: manure, ' only. 
Earth; however poor, where trees have not lately: grown, is good for 
Roses and» Strawberries. If your land*is» strong; get light earth, and 
vice versa; Liquid manureand guano water should be very weak, as 
they contain uric acid. 
8.» Lhe time to manure-—Roses, ‘Strawberries, and Raspberries, all 
seem to agree: upon this, viz., that you can) never over manure them” 
they also, agree’in respect of water. After the first bloom, I usually 
unseal the Jand; whichis earthed: up, like’ Potatoes, to cover the head 
of the Manetti-stocks;andthen I put on; over the earth, on their roots, 
all;along: the: trench, plenty of black dung ;.and ‘having drenched the 
roots with water, I seal up again, and water the top’ of ‘the ‘* bouts.” 
Inca day or so; 1 tread the “bouts”? tolerably firm. “By this plan, as 
the Roses seldom get’ a: check, :and ‘as their foes are mostly dead, I 
procure’ a better series than the’ first. - shave used this year, with Roses 
and Strawberries, five sacks of half-mch bones: On this I will report 
inedue time: 
91. Stirring the ground inthe spring and in summer.—This may be 
done with advantage at’ all:times on» the surface; it is good to do it 
before rain: or before: watering 5:1! should be»done’ also tolerably deep 
before winter sets: in, as it tends to make the ground healthy. Forking 
between the ranks:is: also conducive to the welfare of ‘a stock, that we 
