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cussed by Messrs. Paul and Son, the three times during winter, and a little 

 florists of Cheshunt, than by any other : newly slaked lime scattered throughout 

 authority ; and from their observations j to destroy worms and grubs. This ia 



I have made these extracts : — 



" Transplanting and Potting. — Early 

 in autumn, immediately after rain, re- 

 move both worked plants and others 

 from the ground. Such as have grown 

 moderately, Avith well ripened wood, 



the soil used for the moss, but for the 

 delicate varieties, (Chinese, &c.,) it may 

 be improved by the addition of one part 

 leaf-mould or well pulverized manure." 

 Protection. — After potting, the plants 

 taken from the ground, should be re- 



should be chosen. The pots best suit- ' moved to a cold pit, syringing and shad- 

 ed are numbers thirty-two, twenty-four, ing if sunny weather, for a week or ten 

 sixteen and twelve, according to the days. It will be well if the tender va- 

 size of the plant, and they should be rieties can be allowed to remain in the 

 well drained. The soil should be i pit during winter, at which season they 

 pressed firmly in the pots, watering i require scarcely any water, otherwise 

 freely afterwards, through a fine rose, I they should be removed to the north 

 to settle the soil. side of a wall or fence, and a thatch of 



" The cultivation of the autumnals, ' fern or beech boughs, with the leaves 



on their own roots, may be commenced 

 at any season, as they are usually kept 

 growing in pots. If purchased in spring, 

 in sixties, they may be immediately shift- 

 ed into forty-eights, then plunged, and 

 watered continually as required. Our 

 aim being to get the plants strong, they 

 should not be suffered to flower, but 



on, formed. The hardy ones may be 

 removed from the pits about a month 

 after being potted, and plunged at once 

 in the open ground where intended to 

 be grown and flowered. 



Pruning. — About the middle of No- 

 vember pruning may be performed, in 

 order to effect an early bloom. The 



endeavour, through the growing season, j plants having been thinned out previ- 

 to bring them to form only a few vi- ously, all that is now required, is the 

 gorous shoots. To accomplish this it is shortening in of the remaining shoots, 

 advisable to rub out some of the buds i Among the hybrid Chinese, the two 

 when first pushing, but keeping in view j favourite old roses, Brcnnus and Ful- 

 the handsome formation of the plant. \ gens, both vigorous growers, frequently 

 "The plantsmay be shifted on through occasion great disappointment by not 

 the season ; and in the following spring blooming. The failure will probably 



■we shall probably find them in sixteen 

 or twelve-sized pots, preparing for a 

 vigorous growth and bloom. 



^'Thinning out. — When potting, all 

 suckers should be cut from the worked 

 plants, and straggling shoots shortened 



be found to arise from the method of 

 pruning. 



These roses, and others of like habit, 

 should be well thinned out, but the 

 shoots that are left for flowering short- 

 ened but little. Others of the same 



back to within a few eyes. Where too [class (hybrid Chinese), that are weak 



thick, some of the shoots may be cut 

 out entirely, from three to ten, accord- 

 ing to the age or growth of the plant, 

 being in most cases sufiicient. Thin- 

 ning, in summer, immediately after 

 flowering, is very beneficial. The best 

 ripened shoots should be left, and such 

 as stand in the best position. These 

 may be shortened in November and 

 March, some at both periods, to obtain 

 an early and late bloom. 



''Soil. — Two parts of fresh turfy loam, 

 broken up but not sifted, two parts ma- 

 nure (road gatherings laid by for a sea- 

 son , or the remains of a hot-bed not too 



growers, may be shortened in close, 

 such are General Allard and Lady Stuart. 



There are also varieties of interme- 

 diate growth, which may be pruned in 

 proportion. The classes Gallica, Pro- 

 vence, and Moss, may be pruned closer 

 than the hybrid Chinese. 



The autumnal roses there is but little 

 fear of pruning out of bloom ; early or 

 late, they are sure to flower. These, 

 when grown on their own roots, should 

 be cut down almost close to the ground, 

 to induce them to throw up suckers 

 from beneath, which will grow much 

 stronger than shoots formed above 



far decomposed), and one part burnt I ground, and flower beautifully through 



earth. 



the summer and autumn. One point 



" This compost should be thrown up i too should be borne in mind, that roses, 

 in a heap in autumn, and turned two or I when grown in pots, may be pruned 



