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have not found them flourish equally. About 

 the end of March, not earlier, the branches of 

 standards will require thinning out, and shorten- 

 ing to about half their length ; in summer a con- 

 stant removal of their faded flowers is necessary, 

 and this is all the pruning they require. 



Every well-appointed flower-garden ought to 

 have a collection of China Eoses worked on short 

 stems in large pots ; these, by surface manuring, 

 and manured water, may be grown to a degree 

 of perfection of which they have not yet been 

 thought capable ; and by forcing in spring, and 

 retarding in autumn by removing their bloom- 

 buds in August, they will flower early and late, 

 so that we may be reminded of that pleasant season 

 " rose-tide " the greater portion of the year. 



To succeed in making these roses bear and 

 ripen their seed in this country, a warm dry soil 

 and south wall is necessary ; or, if the plants are 

 trained to a flued wall, success would be more 

 certain. If variegated China Koses could be 

 originated they would repay the care bestowed. 

 This is not too much to hope for, and, perhaps, 

 by planting Camellia Panache with Miellez, 

 Cameleon with Camellia Blanc, and Etna with 

 Napoleon, seeds will be procured from which 

 shaded and striped flowers may reasonably be 

 expected. Eugene Beauharnais with Fabvier 

 would probably produce first-rate brilliant coloured 

 flowers. Triomphante, by removing a few of the 

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