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Tea-scented Eoses force very well ; they do not 

 require to be established one year in pots, for if 

 only potted in October or November, and forced 

 with a gentle heat in January and February, they 

 will bloom finely in March and April. The ex- 

 treme beauty of their foliage and flowers will 

 amply repay the attention given to them, as they 

 have a peculiar softness and delicacy of appearance 

 when forced and growing luxuriantly. 



Tea Koses on stems, one to two feet in height, 

 are most desirable and beautiful plants : these 

 may be safely protected by placing to each plant 

 three stakes triangularly, sticking them firmly in 

 the ground, and over these stretch a piece of 

 tiffany. This should be tacked to the stakes with 

 small tacks, and brought down within two inches 

 of the ground, and will keep the plant in perfect 

 health during the winter. By the end of April, 

 these protectors may be removed, and the plant 

 pruned : this method will supersede the paper cap, 

 which is so liable to be destroyed by the wind. 

 Standards of these roses succeed well against a 

 south or south-east wall : their stems should not 

 be more than three feet high. 



To protect the dormant buds of Tea-scented 

 Eoses the first winter after budding, the following 

 new idea may be practised. They should be 

 painted over with collodion three or four or more 

 times till a tolerably thick coat is formed. This 

 will protect the buds of tender roses from the 



