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have found the branches of furze the best of all 

 protectors. With this treatment they will seldom 

 receive any injury from our severest winters, and 

 they will bloom in great perfection all summer. 

 This is the culture they require if grown as low 

 dwarfs on their own roots : but perhaps the most 

 eligible mode for the amateur is, to grow them 

 budded or grafted on low stems or dwarf stand- 

 ards of the Dog Rose; they may be then arranged 

 in the beds of any flower garden, and graduate in 

 height so as to form a bank of foliage and flowers ; 

 they must, however, have protection, whether 

 grown as standards, or dwarf standards, or dwarfs : 

 this may be done very effectually by placing over 

 each bed flexible rods, their lower ends stuck 

 into the earth and their tops tied in the centre 

 so as to form an arch, the centre about three feet 

 in height; this should be covered with tiffany 

 about the middle of November, which may remain 

 till the end of April. Before the tiffany is placed 

 over the bed, it will be good practice to cover its 

 surface with leaves or moss to about two inches 

 in depth, this will keep the soil from being frozen. 

 By this simple method Tea-scented Roses may 

 be grown in beds on their own roots, or as low- 

 budded plants, in exposed situations unfavourable 

 to their culture in the open air, when unprotected. 

 Another method is to remove them in Decem- 

 ber, and lay their roots in the ground near a 

 north wall or fence, their heads resting against 



