ROSES UNDER GLASS. 153 



in the putting up and watering" of the trees standing 

 in a stated spot until they are required. 



The autumnal Roses are undoubtedly the best for 

 growing under glass, and it is quite an easy matter to 

 arrange the bringing up of trees into the greenhouse 

 or pit-frame so to have Roses all the year round. 



Having decided to grow a few Roses under glass, 

 do not wait until the trees arrive to get in your soil, 

 but start some months ahead. The reason is this, 

 that your materials, which will consist of a good loam, 

 leaf-mould, old stable manure, sand, and burnt ash 

 from the garden bonfire, should be thrown together, 

 exposed to the sun and air, and be turned often, so 

 that the compost may get well mixed and in a good 

 condition. The right proportions are one barrowful 

 of turf loam, half a barrow of leaf-mould, one-sixth 

 of a barrow of burnt ash, half a barrow of old and 

 well-rotted stable manure, and about a sixth of a 

 barrow of sand. 



Many gardeners pass the whole lot through a 

 sieve, but it is not necessary unless the sieve is a very 

 coarse one, for the soil can be well chopped up and 

 picked over to remove sticks and stones. Roses 

 thrive better in a coarse soil than in a fine. 



In the case of certain varieties, such as the H.P.s, 

 the compost will have to be varied a little by a slight 

 increase of loam, while some of the Teas or the more 

 delicate-rooted kinds will require a lig^hter soil; but 

 for all-round purposes the mixture I have given will 

 be found to answer the purpose. When potting up 

 your trees early in the autumn, you will find that many 

 have long roots that will not go well into the pots. 

 These may be shortened. Never cram roots into a 

 pot ; a cut-back root will soon throw out good fibrous 

 roots from the part cut. See that every pot has good 

 drainage; one crock is not enough. Well pack and 

 press the soil round the roots. In selecting your pot, 

 remember you never should fill up with soil too close 

 to the rim of the pot, for you have to feed your trees. 



