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eastward, when there is no green-house, they re- 

 quire to be kept in good substantial close frames ; 

 this can readily be accomplished by lifting them 

 from the various parts of the garden and planting 

 them very compactly together in the frame pro- 

 vided for them about the middle of October ; if the 

 plants are taller than the frame will admit of, lay 

 them in an inclining position, what the gardeners 

 call "by the heels;" they will require no water till 

 spring. About the first week, or towards the 

 middle of April, they must be taken out, in a 

 cloudy day, pruned of all decayed or superfluous 

 wood, and carefully planted into the place prepared 

 for them. By adopting this method, which I have 

 often practised, every lover of this celebrated rose 

 in the eastern states can enjoy them in the greatest 

 luxuriance from June to October. A substantial 

 movable frame, seven feet wide and twelve feet 

 long, which may be made of two inch rough plank, 

 one foot high in front and two and a half feet high 

 on the back, covered with three sash, can be com- 

 pleted for the small cost of thirteen to sixteen 

 dollars, and will aiford ample protection for two 

 hundred plants, which will embrace all the choicest 

 Tea and Bengal Roses, and afford a floral gratifica- 

 tion in roses worth three times the amount. Such 

 a frame can be placed in a sheltered situation, and 

 also used for propagating, from cuttings, all the 



