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be placed in the centre of this artificial soil, the roots immediately 

 surrotindedhy fine pure loam, and made firm in that position. As the 

 roots become established in this, they will push forth vigorously in 

 search of nourishment into the surrounding soil, and speedily send 

 forth a development above satisfactory to the eyes of the gratified 

 cultivator. 



The first point to be recollected in transferring roses from the 

 confinement of a pot to the more congenial expanse of the soil, is 

 that the roots are young and tender, easily broken, and without the 

 toughness necessary to render them able to encounter stifi" soil ; 

 indeed, many cultivators grow their young roses only in peat, hence 

 the necessity of great care in dealing with the younglings when 

 planting them out, and also of adapting a portion of soft encourag- 

 ing stuff about them wherever turned out, whether into special beds, 

 or in separate situations in the mixed border. Once established in 

 such soil, however, as is here recommended, and success is certain; 

 a fair amount of bloom may be expected in August, perhaps even in 

 July. The next point to be attended to is a liberal mulching of 

 manure, and, if possible, a partial and temporary shading, when the 

 plants are committed to the earth, with attention to frequent 

 "douches," in the absence of genial rains. Eoses are "thirsty 

 souls," and must have frequent libations of something even stronger 

 than water to develope to the uttermost their glowing charms. It 

 will be noticed that pot roses on the manetti stock are never sunk 

 in the pot so deeply as they ought to be. The " ?for/j," that is, the 

 junction of rose and stock, is rarely covered, owing to want of 

 sufficient space in the pot itself. This must be carefully rectified at 

 the time of planting out, or ruin to the plant will follow. On the 

 contrary, roses upon briers, or upon their own roots, ought never 

 to be planted below the collar. In other words, they should not be 

 put deeper in the soil than they are already in the pots. 



Planting from pots is also the proper method of filling up blanks 

 caused by the devastations of winter, now that full-grown roses are 

 potted up in good sized pots in the autumn, sometimes for forcing 

 purposes, sometimes for supplying gaps in the rosary or borders. 

 Indeed, forced plants, after going out of bloom, may be used in this 

 manner after having been cut back and hardened off out of doors for a 

 short time. Plants so treated often produce a fine autumnal bloom. 

 Of the novelties proper, which can only be obtained in the form of 

 pot plants, the following appear to have been most generally 

 selected by our English distributors as fertile in promise. I have 

 added the pronunciation in equivalent English sounds, as nearly as 

 possible corresponding to the Erench, as likely to be useful to a 

 certain section of the gardening public : — 



PEONUXCIATION. 



HUe Morel A-lee Mor-rell .... 



Baron Saussman Bar-rong House-man . . 



Buchesse d'Aoste Doo-cliess dar Oste . . 



Francois Fontaine Frong-soaw Fon-tain . . 



Madame Marie Cirodde . . . Mad-dame Mar-ree Ser-rode 



Merveille d'Anjou ..... Mare-vay-ye dong-jou 



Liabaud. 

 Leveque. 

 Margottin. 

 C. Foutuine. 

 C. Yerdier. 

 Touvais. 



