94 THE FORCING GARDEN. 
ture by discontinuing the heat, and by an abundance of 
air for a week beforehand. Not that Roses are tender, 
but they may then be used again next year for the 
same purpose, if not too severely checked by the 
sudden change of temperature when shifted from the 
forcing house into the open air. These Roses should 
be shifted from the pots, or at least turned out and the 
soil partly shaken out of the roots, and then be re- 
potted, using a good and entirely fresh compost. This 
may be done in the month of May, when they may be 
cut back and well watered, and then plunged in saw- 
dust, cinder-ashes, or old tan (not fresh tan). Each 
pot should be set upon a piece of slate to prevent the 
ingress of worms. The situation for plunging them 
must be a full sunny one, where they may remain for the 
summer, when, if kept well supplied with water, with two 
or three good waterings with liquid manure, a good and 
vigorous growth will be made for giving flowers the 
next season. Three or four good strong shoots should 
be allowed to develop themselves well through the 
summer, as this is far better than a lot of spray and 
weak stuff. Cut such out and induce a few strong 
shoots to make good growth, and when November 
comes round again they may be lifted from this plung- 
ing, the pots cleaned off a bit, the drainage looked to, 
and be taken into the house, but no heat applied at 
first. 
The pruning of these forcing Roses may be done 
soon after they are placed in the house, but it requires 
some care, and concerning which I have treated par- 
ticularly in my ‘ Fruit Tree and Shrub Pruner.’ But 
for the sake of those who may not care to refer further 
than to this work for information on this matter, I 
