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VV/y; I forliadlimM aud Joiinidl 



and .shaded for a few days, and iilaccd in the 

 greenhouHC, tliey will flower for a long time 

 ■.li'U'V frost has d(!stroyed those outside. Late 

 fl()W(iring (jhuliolus may l)e treated the same 

 way, but not taken up until a sharp frost is 

 exi)e(;ted. These j)lants m»kv. a, good show 

 standing among other greeidiouse plants, and 

 are also useful for cutting. 



Srarfcf Sar/e. — A few plants of tlu^se 

 taken uj) at the end of the month an; useful 

 for winter decorations and also for cuttings in 

 th(! spring ; those plants arc; best which have 

 not flowcrcHl much while planted out, and are 

 of a moderate size. 



Jicf/onias. — Any of tluwe plants which it 

 is desirable to save from the open ground, 

 should be taken up at once. Some of the 

 wintc-r flowering varieti(!s arc; very useful 

 treated in this way. 1Mios(! plants which are 

 in pots and require a shift into a larger size, 

 should have it at once, to get the pots well 

 fllhul with roots before winter. 



(Joleiis. — If no nio(l(U'at(; sizccl plants are 

 pr(!served in pots, a tew (iuttings of each 

 desirable variety should by jiropagated at 

 on(;e ; they will root free enough if not left 

 too late, and by keeping in a warm place 

 will give plenty of cuttings in the spring ; but 

 old, hard-wooded plants winter better in a 

 cooler house, than fresh rooted plants. 



!N"ew Rose, "James Spninf 



NKW clind)ing monthly rose " Januw 

 Sprunt," the name, though not pro- 

 UduncH'd in Frc^nch, (IrcH'k or Latin, will be 

 lU'W to thousands. Originating in the sunny 

 South, its (;haracter and habits are so in- 

 tensely national, that we find relief in turning 

 from the long list of foreign roses to chronicle 

 a native climber that will domesticate itstdf 

 for pillar clind)ing in the greenhouse or for 

 sheltered winter-protected situations outdoors. 

 It would be wise for those desirous of improv- 

 ing on their <;limbing roses, to select these of 

 a domestic origin, in preference to those that 



bear a long foreign name, so puzzling to our 

 discerning facilities, and in many cases in- 

 ferior in (p)aliti(!S. 



This climbing monthly rose was reccnved 

 by us in the fall of ISTH, and was lalxded 

 " tender north of JJaltimore, excellent for 

 greenhouse j)illar climbing." J>e its excel- 

 lencies for climbing jjillars under glass as it 

 may, wc; beg jicrmission to inform tlu; jmblic 

 generally, that after a fair and imj)artial trial 

 outdoors last winter, we pronounce emphatic- 

 ally, a verdict, not entirely tender. 



We planted rose J. Sprunt in a sheltered 

 place outdoors, and thatched it with straw. 

 A thermometer was inclosed with the rose and 

 hung on one of tlu; lateral branches, so that 

 we could a(;curat(dy judge of its powers. In 

 cold and changeable, weatluu' we com])are(l the 

 enclosed tem]»erature with another in the open 

 air, and discovered that the temjierature of the 

 rose did not vary by eight to eleven degrees 

 in comparison to one exposed to the weather. 



One cold night the temperature of this rare 

 clindHM- fell fourteen degreiss below freezing, 

 such as caused some anxiety to think serious 

 of its welfare. JJut the ])lant was healthy, 

 the surroundings dry, and being protected 

 from the piercting winds, it was not injured 

 the least. About the latter part of February, 

 the leaf-buds commenced to swell, a jjortion 

 of the thatch was removed in mild days, and 

 the sun and air permitted to aid the expand- 

 ing leaves. Six weeks later, the flower-buds 

 began to form, atid were fully opened the last 

 week in A])ril, one month ahead of the hardy 

 kinds bedded in the open ground. 



This ])lant assumes a clind)ing attitude 

 while yet small ; main branch strong and 

 erect, with lateral branches of an upright 

 tendency. ]{looming regularly every month 

 with a profusion that could not be a[)preciated 

 except by those who have witnessed the 

 abundance of its dark crimsoned blossoms. 

 Judging from its rapid growth during the last 

 four months, I am disposed to thiidj that it 

 will attain twelve feet of new wood this season. 

 Buds, very attractive, tea fragrance of a rich, 

 dark, dcic]) crimson color, and ((uite durable. 

 A Western llouTiouiiTuiiisT. 



