334 POPULAR GARDEN FLOWERS 



This is called "dressing," but care should be taken 

 to avoid giving the flowers a very stiff appearance, or 

 the judge will condemn them as " over-dressed." Boxes 

 painted green of the following sizes are suitable for 

 staging exhibition Roses in : 



Number of Blooms. Length in Inches. 



24 (or 8 trebles) .... 42 



18 (or 6 trebles) 33 



12 (or 4 trebles) .... 24 



9 18 



6 12 



All the boxes must be 18 inches wide (back to front), 

 and 4 inches high at the front. 



Roses under Glass. In our selections we saw that 

 some varieties of Roses are particularly adapted for 

 culture in pots. Amateurs with a large greenhouse or 

 conservatory have an advantage over their glassless 

 brethren, as they can have Roses in spring. In a 

 corner of the house they can plant out a favourite 

 climber, such as Climbing Niphetos or Marechal Niel, 

 and on the stage they can have a few pots of selected 

 sorts. A cool house is better than a hot one. A winter 

 temperature of 45 to 50 is ample. Those who have 

 two houses, one warm and the other cool, may force 

 a few pot plants if very early bloom is wanted. The 

 plants may be stood outside on a bed of ashes after 

 flowering, and pruned, re-potted, and replaced in the 

 house in separate batches in autumn and winter. Three 

 parts of fibrous loam, one of decayed manure, and 

 some coarse sand form a suitable compost for Roses 

 under glass. Both the dwarf and climbing forms of 

 Niphetos are beautiful indoor Roses, producing abund- 



