188 THE AUTUMNAL ROSE GARDEN. 



their blossoms expand ; they may then be kept in 

 beauty many days. I have not found the check 

 which the plants receive by this sudden change of 

 temperature at all detrimental. During their 

 second growth the plants should be watered once a 

 week with manured water*, and the surface of the 

 pot occasionally stirred. Those that are forced with 

 the greatest facility are worked roses: these 

 seldom or never fail to give an abundant crop of 

 flowers ; stems from 6 inches to 1 J and 2 feet 

 are equally eligible ; the latter form elegant plants, 

 and I think generally grow with greater luxu- 

 riance than dwarfs. China and Tea-scented Roses 

 on their own roots are more delicate, and require 

 more care ; still one crop of flowers may always 

 be depended upon, even from them. Instead of 

 forcing them for a second crop, it will be better to 

 place them in the greenhouse; they will then 

 bloom again finely in May. I find, from ex- 

 perience, that all the autumnal roses may be 

 forced every year without any disadvantage : to 

 ensure their well doing, they must be removed 

 from the forcing-house early in June, the surface 

 of the pots dressed with rotten manure, and 

 plunged in the same, or leaves, or any light sub- 

 stance. Towards the end of September they should 

 be carefully shifted, removing nearly all the earth 



* Two pounds of guano to ten gallons of water forms the 

 very best species of liquid manure : this should be stirred before 

 it is used. 



