Roses for English gardens . PART II PLANTING, PRUNING, AND PROPAGATING ROSES; EXHIBITING, GROWING UNDER GLASS, ETC. By EDWARD MAWLEY. A STANDARD JULES MARGOTTIN () CHAPTER XVII PLANTING ROSES To hasty or otherwise improper planting may be moreoften traced the unsatisfactory condition of Roses ingardens large or small than to all other causes puttogether. The term planting as here used is a com-prehensive one, as it is intended to include the choiceof the position of the Rose garden, the preparationof the beds, as well as the actual planting of theRoses themselves. This question, then, of p
Roses for English gardens . PART II PLANTING, PRUNING, AND PROPAGATING ROSES; EXHIBITING, GROWING UNDER GLASS, ETC. By EDWARD MAWLEY. A STANDARD JULES MARGOTTIN () CHAPTER XVII PLANTING ROSES To hasty or otherwise improper planting may be moreoften traced the unsatisfactory condition of Roses ingardens large or small than to all other causes puttogether. The term planting as here used is a com-prehensive one, as it is intended to include the choiceof the position of the Rose garden, the preparationof the beds, as well as the actual planting of theRoses themselves. This question, then, of planting,is one of supreme importance. Position.—The best site for Roses is an open yetsheltered one, though as little shut in by trees orbuildings as may be. On the other hand it must notbe too much exposed, for although Roses delight in afree atmosphere they have a great objection to be fre-quently swept by high winds. Shelter from the northand east is most necessary, but exposure to strongwinds from almost any quarter is undesirable. Bear-ing these facts in mind, the position best complyingwith them should be chosen, and, i
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