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on the flower stems which appear glued to- 

 gether. 



The plants will require shifting annually ; in 

 general, pots of the same size will do, taking 

 about one-third of the mould clean from their 

 roots, and giving them a fresh and rich compost. 

 The middle of October is the best period for this 

 annual shifting. I have before said it is most 

 difficult to retard or force into bloom roses grown 

 in pots in the open air ; however, removal into 

 the greenhouse for a week or ten days to force 

 them, if required, may be tried ; to retard them, 

 the method employed by the courtier, in the days 

 of Elizabeth, to save his cherries for his queen, 

 may be essayed, viz. stretch a piece of canvas on 

 hoops over the plants, and keep it constantly wet 

 by sprinkling it with water. 



I wish success to all those who intend to ex- 

 hibit roses in pots, but must again caution them 

 not to be soured by one or two disappointments, 

 as the sun will shine and hasten, and clouds will 

 come and retard, and possibly blight the hope of 

 being able to exhibit twelve or twenty roses on 

 some appointed day. 



ACCELERATINa THE GEOWTH OF 

 EOSES IN POTS. 



A VERY simple and efficient method of gaining 

 two years' growth in one has been practised here 



