98 THE FORCING GARDEN. 



the wood made the last season is two feet long, six inches 

 may be cut off the points, and an abundance of flowers 

 will be the result. Moss roses may, as a rule, be 

 pruned very close. It is better to select a good many 

 of each sort than to have a great variety for forcing, 

 and I am quite convinced that for cut flowers it is much 

 better to select them from old, well-known prolific sorts, 

 than to have some of the more shy-flowered among 

 the newer kinds. Many of the delicate Tea roses are 

 very beautiful, but too shy of flower for forcing for the 

 sake of profit. 



In packing cut flowers for market, every bud should 

 be wrapped in tissue-paper, slightly twisting the paper 

 carefully round it so as to hold it a little firm, in order 

 to keep it from the air and further development. 



