ROSES THAT BLOOM IN JUNE. 



sional waterings. Many of the seeds will come up 

 the first year, and the balance will make their ap- 

 pearance in the second ; the third year they can be 

 transplanted to beds or rows to remain till they 

 bloom, which will generally be the fourth or fifth 

 year. It is truly astonishing to see the variety 

 produced red and white, rose and pink, may all 

 be seen springing from seeds of the same plant, 

 and from single to the most double ; none but such 

 as are of the finest form, very prolific, and possess- 

 ing a good habit, should be reserved for culture. 

 Our climate is so favourable to the maturing of 

 seed that there is no reason why we should not 

 only equal, but surpass, any European country in 

 the cultivation of this " Queen of Flowers." 



The blooming of seedlings can be readily hast- 

 ened where time and convenience will admit. As 

 soon as the young plants have made three or four 

 leaves, lift them very carefully from the seed-bed 

 with a transplanting trowel, and put them in pots 

 of rich light earth ; then place them in the shade 

 and give a gentle watering and sprinkling over the 

 leaves for a few weeks, when they may be planted 

 into the ground to remain. I have in this way 

 grown plants eighteen inches high the first season. 

 They will, by this method, generally bloom the third 

 year. The seeds are covered with a thick tough 

 shell, which, if allowed to get perfectly dry, and 



