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removed, and the remainder shortened back about 

 one-third of their length. After a week the plants 

 should be well watered with clear water and syringed 

 every morning, the floor of the house at the same 

 time being freely wetted. Should the nights a little 

 later prove cold, some fire heat should be given, 

 but only enough to keep the plants slowly growing. 

 On all bright days the top ventilators may be opened 

 on the side opposite to that quarter from which the 

 wind happens to be blowing. On the appearance of 

 the flower-buds, very weak liquid manure should be 

 given liberally once a fortnight. 



As the weather becomes colder more heat will 

 have to be given, but the temperature should not 

 be allowed to rise above sixty degrees in the day- 

 time or to fall lower than forty-five degrees at night. 

 In this way a fair number of flowers may be obtained 

 until about Christmas, and a flower here and there 

 until March. If the plants be again lightly pruned in 

 January, with the help of increasing sunshine there 

 will be a goodly number until nearly June. The lights 

 must once more be taken from the roof and the same 

 routine as before followed in preparation for the third 

 year's crop of flowers, in the late autumn, winter and 

 spring. 



Climbing Roses under Glass. — Nothing has been 

 before said about climbing Roses. They are un- 

 suitable for any house specially devoted to Roses, 

 because they shut out so much of that sunlight from 

 the other Roses which is so needful for their welfare 

 throughout the winter and early spring months. 



