. American homes and gardens. ures in getting Roses tostart. Plant deep enough sothat the union (that iswhere the stock and thegraft unite) should beabout 2^ inches below thesoil level. If the soil is dry,water copiously when thehole is half filled up, let itsoak away, and then fill upthe rest, packing the soildown firmly with the hands;then go over the bed, andplacing a foot on either sideof each plant, firm the soilabout it with the full weightof the body. When plantingis finished, go over the bedcarefully with a rake, leavinga fine, loose surface; andfrom then on, never let acrust form on t
. American homes and gardens. ures in getting Roses tostart. Plant deep enough sothat the union (that iswhere the stock and thegraft unite) should beabout 2^ inches below thesoil level. If the soil is dry,water copiously when thehole is half filled up, let itsoak away, and then fill upthe rest, packing the soildown firmly with the hands;then go over the bed, andplacing a foot on either sideof each plant, firm the soilabout it with the full weightof the body. When plantingis finished, go over the bedcarefully with a rake, leavinga fine, loose surface; andfrom then on, never let acrust form on the is an important warningfor every gardener to can be prevented byraking the beds over everyten days or more frequentlyin very dry weather—andafter every rain. If a mulch-ing of very old manure, orlight litter, is put on all overthe beds in late June, it willhelp very much in carryingthe Rose safely through anyprotracted season of drouth. April, 1913 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS 143 S. 3P^i^cxxxx£0000. K^oooa^oooo^t ^ x^ocxxx&oooogg):
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