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of course, some to the converse. I only remember 

 being much amused with the controversy, for in the 

 heat of it I discovered a group of old varieties of 

 Rosa gallica, all with large green eyes, growing 

 under some old elm trees — literally starved to 

 death. 



HOW TO HAVE ROSES IN NOVEMBER.* 



' Dec. Sth, 1 848. — On this day I gathered a fine 

 bouquet of fragrant roses from plants growing in 

 the open air.' Such is the entry in my journal of 

 remarkable horticultural events for the year 

 above mentioned. 



My attention was now, however, more particu- 

 larly directed to the bed of roses from which I 

 gathered my bouquet. The plants were full of 

 green leaves and bright flowers ; but other plants 

 of the same kind were nearly leafless and flower- 

 less. How was this brought about? and why 

 should they be thus verdant in so proverbially 

 dreary a month ? were questions that immediately 

 pressed upon my mind. I soon, however, recol- 

 lected that these plants had been removed late in 

 spring, had been planted in a richly-manured soil, 

 and had been cut-in very closely. This accident 

 in culture reminded me of ' The Florist,' and its 



* From an article in ITie Florist, by the Author. 



