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the hands of skilful gardeners, some extraordinary 

 results may be looked for in the production of 

 specimens of soft -wooded plants. I may add tliat, 

 when the lieat of the bed declines towards the 

 middle of July, the pots must be removed, some 

 fresh dung added, and the bed re-made, again 

 plunging the plants immediately. Towards the 

 end of August the roots of the plants must be 

 ripened ; the pots must, therefore, be gradually 

 lifted out of the sawdust, i.e. for five or six days 

 expose them about two inches below their rims ; 

 then, after the same lapse of time, a little lower, 

 till the whole of the pot is exposed to the sun and 

 air ; they may be then removed to the green- 

 liouse so as to be sheltered from heavy rain. They 

 will bloom well in the autumn, and be in fine 

 order for early forcing ; if plants are required 

 during the summer for exhibition, or any other 

 purpose, care must always be taken to harden or 

 ripen their roots as above before they are removed 

 from the hotbed. 



A very excellent method of cultivating these 

 beautiful roses is to plant against a wall with 

 a warm aspect some vigorous-growing climbing 

 roses, and when they are well established, budding 

 their brandies with the finer varieties ; they then 

 bloom in the highest perfection. One of the best 

 to form a stock for this purpose is the Banksian 

 Eose, Rosa Fortuniana. The black Boursault 

 introduced by Mr. H. Curtis, and so called from 



