54 PIOTORIAL PRACTICAL ROSH GROWING. 
in most seasons Whitsun saw the last flower cut and sent tw 
market. The plants were instantly pruned back, and in 
September the trellis was covered once more. The growths 
of the Rose were trained diagonally across the trellis like the 
ribs of a fan. 
It is only in favourable circumstances that this system may 
be brought into play in the open air. There must be a for- 
ward spring, which ensures an early flowering, and enables the 
grower to get his cutting back done by the end of June or 
thereabouts ; and there must be genial showers throughout 
the summer to help the plant to make its new growth before 
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(References to Figs. on page 55.) 
FIGS. 22 and 23.—PLANTING MARECHAL NIEL. 
B, a section of a lean-to house: a, subsoil; 4, the back wall, preferably built 
hollow ; ¢, the front wall; d, the front light, opening the whole length 
of the house by a crank and lever apparatus ; e, the roof; f, the top 
light, opening the whole length of the house by a crank and lever 
apparatus; g, the wall coping; /, the opening apparatus; 7, the spout; 
J, the trellis wires, 6 inches apart, with stays not less than 1 foot or 
more than 16 inches from the glass; wire No. 10 galvanised, given one 
coat of white lead paint after fixing; 4, the back wall wires, 6 inches 
apart, and not more than 1 inch from the wall; /, 4-inch hot-water pipes — 
(flow and return); m, a 4-inch tile drain, which must run the whole 
length of the house, and have a proper fall and outlet; ”, drainage 
(rubble, half-brick size at the bottom, decreasing upwards, and finishing 
with a 2-inch layer of old mortar rubbish) ; 0, the border (turfy loam of 
medium texture, 12 parts ; fresh horse droppings, 1 part ; bones, crushed, 
% inch, ¢ part; mixed); y, a Maréchal Niel Rose properly planted, the 
roots being disentangled after being turned out of their pot, and spread. 
out evenly in the border; g, a back wall plant, such as Safrano or Climb- 
ing Niphetos; 7, a batten pathway, dressed when quite dry with three 
coats of Stockholm tar thinned to a paint-like consistency with parafiin 
oil, allowing to become dry between the coats. Outside planting: s,a 
3-inch tile drain; ¢, the drainage; wu, the border; v, the Rose introduced 
through an aperture made in the wall, allowing plenty of room for the 
stem to swell, the stem outside being wrapped with hay bands or 
hair felt, and the roots well protected during winter from severe 
frost. 
(, a section of a span-roof house: w, the side walls; 2, the side lights, 
opening the whole length of the house by a crank and lever apparatus; 
y, the roof ; z, a cap ventilator the whole length of the house, worked by 
a crank, pinion, and lever appliance; a, the trellis; 4, 4-inch hot-water 
pipes (flows) ; ¢, 4-inch hot-water pipes (returns) ; d, a 3-inch drain; 
e, the rubble for drainage ; f, the border; g, 9-inch brick pillars, about 
9 feet apart, for supporting the hot-water pipes; 4, batten paths, formed 
of 2-inch bearers about 3 feet apart, with l-inch battens, having about 
1 inch space between them; 7, young specimens of Maréchal Niel Rose 
properly planted ; 7, the position for Tea-scented Roses in pots, which 
should be placed outdoors in summer, or after the first blooms are cut 
and the young growths made, 
