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are buff when they first open, would be worth ex- 

 perimenting upon with the Double Yellow Briar; 

 as this is a most vigorous climber, its progeny > 

 however much of hybrids, would be sure to retain 

 enough of that desirable quality. 



TREATMENT OF THE SEED, SOWING, &c. 



The heps of all the varieties of roses will in 

 general be fully ripe by the beginning of Novem- 

 ber ; they should then be gathered and kept 

 entire, in a flower-pot filled with dry sand, care- 

 fully guarded from mice ; in February, or by the 

 first week in March, they must be broken to 

 pieces with the fingers, and sown in flower-pots, 

 such as are generally used for sowing seeds in, 

 called " seed-pans," but for rose seeds they should 

 not be too shallow ; nine inches hi depth will be 

 enough; these should be nearly, but not quite, 

 filled with a rich compost of rotten manure and 

 sandy loam or peat ; the seeds may be covered, to 

 the depth of about half an inch, with the same 

 compost ; a piece of kiln wire must then be placed 

 over the pot, fitting closely at the run, so as to 

 prevent the ingress of mice, which are passionately 

 fond of rose seeds ; there must be space enough 

 between the wire and the mould for the young 

 plants to come up, half an inch will probably be 

 found enough; the pots of seed must never be 

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