ROSES THAT BLOOM THE WHOLE SEASON. Ill 



deners call " by the heels ;" they Avill require no 

 water till spring. 



About the first week, or towards the middle of 

 April, they must be taken out, in a cloudy day, 

 pruned of all decayed or saperfluous wood, and 

 carefully planted into the place prepared for them. 

 By adopting this method, which I have often prac- 

 tised, every lover of this celebrated rose in the 

 Eastern States can enjoy them in the greatest luxu- 

 riance from June to October. A substantial mo- 

 vable frame, seven feet wide and twelve feet long, 

 which may be made of two-inch rough plank, one 

 foot high in front and two and a half feet high on 

 the back, covered with three sash, can be com- 

 pleted for the small cost of thirteen to sixteen 

 dollars, and will afford ample protection for two 

 hundred plants, which will embrace all the choicest 

 Tea and Bengal Roses, and afford a floral gratifi- 

 cation in roses worth three times the amount. 

 Such a frame can be placed in a sheltered situation, 

 and also used for propagating, from cuttings, all 

 the varieties of the monthly roses in June, July, 

 and August without bottom heat. However, 

 where there are only a few scattered plants, they 

 will do very well covered with branches of cedar, 

 a box, or barrel, perforated in several places, to 

 allow the moisture to evaporate. In mild latitudes 



