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all those young leaves on the flower stems which 

 appear glued together. 



The plants \rill require shifting annually; in 

 general, pots of the same size will do, taking 

 about one-third of the mould clean from their 

 roots, and giving them a fresh and rich compost. 

 The middle of October is the best period for 

 this annual shifting. I have before said it is 

 most difficult to retard or force into bloom roses 

 grown in pots in the open air ; however, removal 

 into the greenhouse for a week or ten days to 

 force them, if required, may be tried : to retard 

 them, the method employed by the courtier, in 

 the days of Elizabeth, to save his cherries for his 

 queen, may be essayed, viz. stretch a piece of 

 canvas on hoops over the plants, and keep it con- 

 stantly wet by sprinkling it with water. 



I wish success to all those who intend to ex- 

 hibit roses in pots, but must again caution them 

 not to be soured by one or two disappointments, 

 as the sun will shine and hasten, and clouds will 

 come and retard, and possibly blight the hope of 

 being able to exhibit twelve or twenty roses on 

 some appointed day. 



ACCELERATING THE GROWTH OF 

 ROSES IN POTS. 



A VERT simple and efficient method of gaining 

 two years' growth in one has been practised here 



