136 ROSES THAT BLOOM THE WHOLE SEASOX. 



where they have a cool humid climate to operate 

 in ; but in this country, where growth is so rapid, 

 it requires all the foliage a plant produces to con- 

 vey to the roots the nourishment (carbonic acid) 

 it derives from the atmosphere, to support their 

 free growth during the months of July and August. 

 Every leaf, young shoot, or branch that a tree or 

 plant is deprived of, during the period of their 

 growth, is merely withdrawing from them a por- 

 tion of their daily food. I have rarely seen sum- 

 mer pruning attended with beneficial results, but 

 the contrary. The proper method is to disbud, or 

 merely take the i/^j from the extremity of a shoot. 

 "The size of a plant is proportional to the surface 

 of the organs which are destined to convey food 

 to it. A plant gains another mouth and stomach 

 wdth every new fibre of root and every new leaf." 

 When the Bengal, or any of the Tea roses, that 

 have been planted in the open ground during the 

 summer, are w^anted to decorate the greenhouse, 

 or parlor, during the fall or winter months, the 

 best plan is, towards the middle of September, to 

 cut the roots round each plant, leaving the ball of 

 ground less than the pot you intend using. Cut- 

 ting the roots will cause the plant to droop, but in 

 about a fortnight they will make fresh rootlets, 

 and will be ready for potting, which must be done 



