OBSERVATIONS ON THE CULTIVATION OF ROSES IN POTS. 15 



singly into small sixties in rough turfy sandy peat, watered, placed 

 in a cool frame, kept close, and shaded from sun for a week, then 

 gradually inured to more exposure. 



REVIEW. 



Observations on the Cultivation of Roses in Pots, by W. Paul 

 Nurseries, Cheshunt, Herts. Published by Sherwood, Gilbert 

 and Piper, Paternoster-row, London, pp. 32. 

 {Continued from page 293.) 



" Removal of tender Varieties.— By the end of March, if room 

 cannot be granted them in pits or a greenhouse, the tender varieties 

 may be brought from their hibernal residence and plunged in an airy 

 situation ; and such as were left unpruned for late flowering should 

 now be pruned. But if allowed to remain in the pits through spring, 

 they will bloom much earlier, in greater perfection, and with finer 



foliage. 



" Plunging.— -It is an excellent plan, in plunging, to place the 

 pots so that the bottoms rest on an inverted seed-pan or flower-pot. 

 This secures a free drainage, prevents the roots growing through the 

 bottom of the pot into the soil, and is an effectual harrier to the 

 ingress of worms. The pots may be plunged level with the ground, 

 and so far apart that the plants may not touch each other when full 

 grown. After plunging, it is beneficial to cover the surface lightly 

 with stable manure. 



" Watering.— Water should be given abundantly through the 

 growing and blooming season. Guano-water is an excellent manure 

 for Roses in pots ; it should, however, be used cautiously ; an ounce 

 to a gallon of water is sufficient. If the plants require watering 

 oftencr than once a-week, pure water should be given at the inter- 

 vening periods. 



" Destruction of Caterpillars, Green Fly, ^r.— When the buds 

 first break, and continually afterwards, the plants should be keenly 

 sought over to destroy the grub and caterpillar, some of which arc 

 mere threads in appearance, but which travel from shoot to shoot, 

 eating out the growing points, and thereby destroying the bloom, and 

 whose presence can scarcely be detected till the mischief is done. 



