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plants should be established one year in pots, and 

 plunged in tan or sawdust in an open exposed place, 

 so that their shoots are well ripened : the pots must 

 be often removed, or what is better, place the pots 

 on slates to prevent their roots striking into the 

 ground ; but with the Hybrid and Damask Per- 

 petuals, even if only potted in November previous, 

 a very good crop of flowers may often be obtained, 

 and a second crop better than the first; for the great 

 advantage of forcing perpetual roses is, that after 

 blooming in the greenhouse or drawing-room, their 

 young shoots may be cut down to within two or 

 three buds of their base, and the plants placed 

 again in the forcing-house, and a second crop of 

 flowers obtained. The same mode may be followed 

 also with the Bourbon, China, and Tea-scented 

 Roses ; with the latter, indeed, a third crop may 

 be often obtained. 



Towards the end of March, when the second 

 crop of flowers is coming on, the plants may be 

 gradually inured to the air, by opening the sashes 

 in mild weather. This will make them hardy and 

 robust. Syringing should be practised every 

 morning and evening ; but when the flower buds 

 are ready to open this must be confined to the 

 stems of the plants and the pots, otherwise the 

 flowers will be injured by the moisture ; air must 

 at first only be given about 12 in the day; care 

 must be taken to remove the plants from the forcing- 

 house to the green-house or drawing-room before 



