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if a greater number of branches, or stronger wood, be permitted 

 to remain on one side than the other, the tree becomes de- 

 formed. This is of importance, for by a neglect of one or two 

 seasons, a good form is irrecoverably lost : likewise, the shorter 

 the branches are cut, the better they bloom. 



From the above remarks it will be readily seen, that to prune all 

 kinds of Rose trees after one method u would be highly improper ; 

 and that if done, it would cause some of the best kinds to be worth- 

 Jess. William Barratt. 



ARTICLE 11.— On Forcing Roses. By A Devonian. 



After the clear statement of the best method of forcing Roses, 

 made by Messrs. Wood and Willis in the First Number of the 

 second volume of the Cabinet, a request for further information 

 may seem almost unnecessary ; but I am anxious to have a few 

 more hints on the same subject. In the first place, it is not hi 

 the power of all florists to treat the plants in the manner recom- 

 mended by the former gentleman, as a hotbed on the plan de- 

 scribed by him cannot always be procured. The plan of the 

 latter is likewise open to objection, as few amateurs have hothouses 

 so numerous as to admit of their moving their plants from one 

 degree of heat to a greater — and, without removing them, the in- 

 creased temperature required for the Roses might prove highly 

 injurious to other plants in the same house. What I am, therefore* 

 desirous of knowing is, whether it is possible to have fine forced 

 Roses late in December, and during the months of January, 

 February, and March, with the accommodation of one hothouse, 

 which is appropriated to the culture of the usual stove plants. A 

 minute account of the treatment to be pursued is earnestly re- 

 quested, which I doubt not some experienced Rose cultivator will 

 accede to. I once attempted to force some Roses in the bark-bed 

 of a warm greenhouse, but I failed completely, the plants only 

 producing a few sickly blossoms of the smallest size. The Roses 

 were plunged in the bark in the month of January, but the flowers 

 were not produced much before the usual blooming season in June. 

 In addition to the information already asked, [I am anxious to 

 know if the plants will bear being removed to a conservatory; after 



