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potted, and stowed away into a cold frame for the 

 winter. 



It is thus, as I have shown, comparatively easy to 

 propagate the Rose either by cuttings, or budding,* or 

 layering. The after culture, however, is a matter some- 

 times beyond our control. 



There is no use in trying to grow Roses where smoke 

 and grime abound ; it is labour in vain, and something 

 more. And yet it is worth a little expense and trouble, in a 

 town or suburban garden, to rig up some place where they 

 may be grown. Six feet square of glass will hold a dozen 

 pots of Tea Roses, with Marechal Niel growing, after 

 the manner of a vine, on the roof. They will thrive 

 in large pots if grown in good old broken sods and 

 strong manure, and sometimes watered with soot water 

 and liquid manure. After each time of blooming they 

 may be stowed away in a corner of the garden, so as 

 to season and harden the wood. All straggling branches 

 should then be cut in, to induce a new growth of buds. 

 When these appear, the plants may be again brought 

 indoors, syringed and watered, plenty of ventilation being 

 given, and in this way, they will blossom frequently in 

 the course of the year. 



* See page 41. 



