252 THE ROSE BOOK 



Roses that have been forced may now be hardened 

 off in a cold house or frame prior to being placed out 

 of doors next month. 



If it is intended to plant a greenhouse with roses next 

 month for supplying cut bloom in winter, the soil should 

 be trenched and the plants ordered from the grower. 

 Those in five-inch pots are suitable. If planted in good 

 soil and kept warm and moist they make most remark- 

 able growth by the autumn. Rambler roses in pots 

 fast coming into bloom should be removed to a cool 

 house ; the flowers will then be of better colour. 



June 



Disbudding, especially on maiden plants, is still 

 necessary to obtain show blooms. It is advisable to 

 carry out the work as soon as the buds are visible. 

 Side growths also should be removed ; these, especially 

 upon some kinds of Tea roses, rob the blooms of much 

 nourishment. Watering is necessary in dry weather, 

 but unless it can be done thoroughly it is best left alone- 

 Hoe the beds frequently so that no hard surface forms. 

 When applying liquid manure, do so by means of drills 

 drawn a few inches away from the plants on both sides. 

 House slops and drainings from manure heaps should 

 be collected in a tank, and they give us valuable food 

 for the roses just now. If any gaps exist in the rose 

 beds they can be filled with pot-grown roses, but this 

 plan is only recommended as a last resort, as such plants 

 are often unsatisfactory. New beds might well be planted 

 now with young grafted roses ; they would yield a fine 



