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of these in my notice ; but time can only make a 

 knowledge of their habits more perfect. Budded 

 plants of Tea-scented Koses force very well ; they 

 do not require to be established one year in pots, 

 for if only potted in October or Xovember, and 

 forced with a js^entle heat in January and Feb- 

 ruary, they will bloom finely in March and 

 April. The extreme beauty of their foliage and 

 flowers will amply repay the attention given to 

 them, as they have a peculiar softness and deli- 

 cacy of appearance when forced and growing 

 luxuriantly. 



Tea Roses on stems, one to two feet in height, 

 are most desirable and beautiful plants : these 

 may be safely protected by placing to each plant 

 three stakes triangularly, sticking them firmly in 

 tlie ground, and over these stretch a piece of 

 tiffany. This should be tacked to the stakes with 

 small tacks, and brouglit down within two inches 

 of the ground, and will keep the plant in perfect 

 health during the winter. By the end of April, 

 these protectors may be removed, and the plant 

 pruned : this method will supersede the paper 

 cap, which is so liable to be destroyed by the 

 wind. Standards of these roses succeed well 

 against a south or south-east wall ; their stems 

 should not be more than three feet high. 



To protect the dormant buds of Tea-scented 

 Roses the first winter after budding, the following 

 new idea may be practised. They should be 



