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weak ; it will be as well, however, if the plants 

 have very long shoots, to shorten these one-third 

 at the time of potting, as this prevents their being 

 racked by the high winds of November. These 

 Autumnal potted roses will not be fit for exhibition 

 the first season after potting ; they must have an 

 entire summer's growth and good cultivation ; in 

 the autumn, when they have been one year in 

 pots, if large plants are required, they should be 

 shifted into No. 8's or 11 -inch pots, and replunged 

 in the place they have occupied. Towards the 

 end of November, Tea-scented, Bourbon, and 

 Noisette Eoses should be removed to their winter 

 quarters, under glass, but they may be wintered 

 with safety out of doors, if abundance of branches 

 of evergreens are placed among them ; the Hybrid 

 Perpetuals ought also to have this shelter. Au- 

 tumnal pruning will tend to give an earlier bloom ; 

 therefore, one-half of the plants may be pruned 

 in October if this is the object sought for; the 

 remainder in March, or even as late as April ; 

 indeed, this will give the exhibitor a chance of 

 having some plants ready on the important day. 

 In May, if the weather be hot and dry, the plants, 

 although plunged and apparently moist, will re- 

 quire water daily; and once a week a regular 

 soaking with guano water will insure a most vi- 

 gorous growth, and defy all attacks of the aphis or 

 any other little pest, the grub excepted, which must 

 be carefully sought for in all these young leaves 



