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being all young, tie wood thinned out and stopped when 

 necessary, during the previouH summer, they only require 

 to be properly tra nod, with a little shortening. All the 

 classes 1 am now speaking of, are best suited for bush 

 Eoses, and in training, the branches must be tied well down 

 to the rim of the p./t all round ; any branches in the centre 

 of the plant can bo tied down to the lowest branches, but 

 not in too close or crowded a manner. I am awaa'e some 

 first-rate gi'owers recommend pruning many of these hard 

 in, at this stage of growth ; in tiiis I can see no advantage. 



seen large branches and whole plants of Tea. Eotes die off : 

 hence the great care necensarj' to protect them from frost 

 and cold. At the same tiuie, no opportunity should be lost 

 of removing the lights from tiitr whole collection every fine 

 day, and for as long a time as possible, that the s'loots may 

 not be weak or drawn ; they should )>e exposed to all the 

 Ughr, and to soft rains, which are very beneficial, protecting 

 them fi'om cold or heavy rains. 



By the middle of April alj danger from severe njght frosts 

 being past, they should have au' all the night, by tilting up 



as the plants, under proper treatment, will be full of young i the lights at the back, and keeping the lights of as much. 



wood, and to prune then;\ hard would spoil the bloom. AU 

 that I find necessary is to thin out where over-crowded, to 

 thorten where toe. long, and to properly regulate and tie- 

 out the branches. 



The plants will tiow reijuire to be placed in their winter 

 habitation, and nothing is better than a cold pit facing the 

 south, the lights being at a very acute angle, in order ti> 

 catch every ra.y of light and sun. Let the plants be placed 

 upon inverted pots, as close to the glass as possible, keeping 

 the delicate varieties, as tJie Teas, Chinas, &e., at one end 

 by themselves. Leave the lights off night and day during 

 autumn, except in case of raius, from which they nmst be 

 Bcnipulously prote'^ted. Duiing the winter the lights must, 

 be oft' all day in settled weather, and tilted up by night to 

 allow a, cu'cxilation of air am^.ng the 

 plants, shutting close only in case 

 of very severe frosts and wet; slight 

 frosts are not injurious. Through 

 the winter they reqoii'e little or no 

 water. I have had them a montii 

 or two without a drcp, and it should 

 be given only when the mould is 

 very diy ; the great point of winter 

 treatment being to protect the 

 plants from rain, to give veiy 

 little water, and to allow the>n 

 abundance of air. 



About the end of Febniary, 

 many of the Pei-petaals, Bourbons, 

 Chinas, Teas, &c., wdl commence 

 growing, and the slight protection 

 which they have will facilitate this. 

 About this time they should receive 

 a surfacing of rotten cowdung, fi'O'm 

 1 J to 2 inches in depth, tailing out 

 a portion of the laould to make 

 room for it, particularly by the riui 

 of the pot. If it is desu'ed to have 

 a portion of the plants in bloom 

 early, the end of February is an ez- 

 eellent time to remove them into a 

 wajm greenhouse — a span-roofed 

 house is the best _: and here the 

 plants will progress rapidly, amd 

 come early into bloom. But I will leave this strvTCtui'e and 

 return to then- present quarters, and bloom them there. As 

 the plants progress in growth they must be fr-equently looked 

 over, tying- the lower branches of aU down to the rim of the 

 pot, and the other branches of the dwarf Eoses neatly and 

 regularly down to them, but not leaving the centre open or 

 baa'e. The pyi'ani'-dal plants should be trained regularly 

 from tlie rims round the sticks to the summit, and the 

 climbers in a, similar way ; they shoidd also be turned round 

 in the pit once or twice a-week, that they may not get one- 



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as possible by day _; foUowiiig this up to the middle of May, 

 when many will be coming into bloom. By the begioning 

 of May the pots may be remtived from under the plants, 

 and they set on the bottom of the pit, provided it is not too 

 far from the glass — not more than 9 ruches. From the end 

 of April to the end of May, and later, till the blooming of 

 the last plants, the pits should be sprinkled every fine da,y, 

 morning and evening, ai-ound the sides, on the ground, and 

 over the foliage of the plants untU the blooms begin to open, 

 when it should be discontinued. It should be performed 

 with a very fine rose-pot, or a syringe. The fohage, under 

 this treatment, will be remai'kably clean and healthy. In 

 wet or cold weather this must not be performed, as mildew 

 wotdd be the inevitable consequence. After my plants had 

 been top-dressed in the spring, 

 and when commencing gTowth, 

 they received a watering of liquid 

 manure. Such waterings are not 

 necessai-y to be repeated before 

 the end of three weeks ; and after 

 that once a-fortnight will be often 

 enough, irntU about the middle of 

 May, sooner or later, according to 

 the weather and the forwardness 

 cf the plants. About that time 

 WM may expect the bads to be 

 t (Veiling, and the liquid manure 

 may be given once a-week, and 

 cuutinued through their blooming ; 

 when given the plants siioidd have 

 ;t good soaking, and at aU inter- 

 vening times from the commence- 

 ment of then- g-rowth in early 

 spring to the end of then bloom- 

 iiig, soft water must be used. 



.ill strong watery shoots as they 

 make their appearance sliould have 

 their extreme points pinched out 

 when 6 inches long, and through 

 the whole season of gi'owth con- 

 tinual attention is uecessiuy to 

 tying, training, and taking off the 

 suckers of worked plants as soon 

 as they appear. From the com- 

 mencement of iheir growth to the end of the blooming time, 

 as soon as the least sign of green fly is visible, they must be 

 fumigated. CaterpUlars in the leaves and buds during 

 growth shoidd also be looked closely after. If the weather 

 is fine about the middle of May, a little shade may be 

 given for a. few hours each day with thin gauze, as the 

 buds by this time wUl be sweUing. On the opening of the 

 blossoms the plants should be moved into a cold north 

 house, and kept rather close and shaded, where they wiU 

 bloom finely; a cold pit facing the north wiU answer the 



sided. Through the spring, while the jilants are gi-owing, 1 same purpose, but in this situation they cannot be seen to 

 paa'ticularly in March and A]5ril, air must be regulated with advantage. 



caution ; the young shoots being extremely soft, the cold 

 harsh winds of March would be very injurious to them, and 

 from these they must be protected, giving an- at that side of 

 the pit from which the wind cannot beat upon the plants. 

 By night they should be shut close to avoid spring frosts — 

 these slight frosts being more injuiious when the plants are 

 so fai' advanced than 12° to 15° wordd be in the depth of 

 winter. I have even found it necessary to weU mat the pit 

 where the Teas and Chinas were, in March, when severe 

 frosts were expected, and the plants appeared Uable to be 

 frozen — a thing not vmfrequent at that season. Alternations 

 of the weather in spring are very injurious to delicate Eoses ; 

 and, from the effect of a little frost at that season, I have 



The Eoses having bloomed, aU dead flowers should be cut 

 off, and the plants placed back in the pit from whence they 

 were taken ; here they may have plenty of aii- and light, 

 and may remain untd they have perfected their growth, 

 dming which time they may have Uqtud manm-e about once 

 a-fortuight. After completing their grovrth, let them be 

 placed out-doors in an open any situation, any straggling 

 Ijlooms or suckers that may be produced being cut off. The 

 plants may remain out of doors untU the end of September, 

 when they wdl requii-e fresh potting. This may be performed 

 in the same way as the potting in the preceding season, 

 except that the baUs may be reduced a Uttle more, and the 

 plants being old will require a portion of the old wood to be 



