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weeks after potting. About the middle of May, 
prepare a gentle hotbed, in an open sunny situation, 
with manure which has been turned several times 
previously, in which case the heat will be retained 
for a much longer period ; upon this, place all the 
Tea-scented or other Roses which it is desired to 
grow on as rapidly as possible ; let them be plunged 
to the rim of the pot in sawdust or tan. Here with 
a gentle bottom heat and free access of air upon all 
sides, they will make rapid and robust growth. 
Let all buds be taken off as they appear. Give a 
supply of manure water once a week. In the 
course of three or four weeks the heat of the 
hotbed will be partially exhausted, when it should 
be turned over, adding some fresh manure to renew 
the heat ; the plants are then to be replaced and 
plunged as before. About the end of October 
remove them into the greenhouse or frame. The 
hardy sorts can be plunged out of doors and 
protected during severe weather. Early in 
February the plants will require re-potting ; those 
which have been growing in seven or eight-inch 
should be shifted imto nine-inch, and those from 
nine-inch into ten-inch pots. 
As soon as the potting is finished, let the plants 
be pruned. The Tea-scented and China must not 
be cut in too close. Select the best shoot near the 
centre to train for the leading stem, and shorten it 
about one-third ; prune the other shoots one half or 
three parts their length ; these should be carefully 
tied up, which is most easily done by placing wire 
round the pot, underneath the rim. Let the shoots 
