Rosas Under Glass. 47 



to Grow and Why. 



While there are many Hybrid Perpetuals that will do 

 well when thus grown, to say nothing of individuals falling 

 in sections outside those ordinarily looked for by the 

 amateur to furnish suitable material, yet for such purpose 

 there are nothing like Teas, Hybrid Teas, and Noisettes : 

 they bloom so profusely, their flowers are so much more 

 lasting, and their colours so delicately beautiful. By common 

 consent they are considered the very best of all Roses for 

 under-glass cultivation ; and it is astonishing how much 

 satisfaction may be obtained from even a small house. 

 Orchids, even now, seem to absorb most of the energies and 

 means of those who have glass ; but it is doubtful whether 

 the space would not be better occupied with pot Roses, for 

 they have this advantage over Orchids they can be made 

 to serve a double purpose; after they have blossomed they 

 can be turned out of doors, and the house occupied by 

 something else during the summer. We have had, in our 

 own experience, a good proof of what may be done. We 

 had a plant of Marechal Niel, which was put into a large 

 pot, and placed on the ground at the back of a small lean- 

 to, about 1 2ft. long, on the roof of which flourished a grape 

 vine. The plant grew, and it was trained on the back 

 wall ; in course of time the roots pushed through the hole 

 at the bottom of the pot, and the plant became rooted into 

 the soil on which it stood. In six years it covered the 

 whole of the back wall, and in one season no fewer than 

 250 to 300 blossoms were gathered from it. 



The Planted-out System. 



There are two ways in which Roses may be grown under 

 glass either in pots or planted out. Should anyone be 

 contemplating the erection of a house for the purpose, we 

 would strongly advise that the Roses should be planted out; 

 it is much more satisfactory in every way. The watering is 



