132 ROSES THAT BLOOM THE WHOLE SEASON. 



Bengal, or any of the Tea roses, that have been 

 planted in the open ground during the summer, are 

 wanted to decorate the green-house, or parlour, during 

 (he fall or winter months, the best plan is, towards 

 the middle of September, to cut the roots rouud each 

 plant, leaving the ball of ground less than the pot 

 you intend using. Cutting the roots will cause the 

 plant to droop, but in about a fortnight they will 

 iT:ake fresh rootlets, an<f will be ready for potting, 

 which must be done with care, not to crumble the 

 ball of earth or disturb the fresh roots. By this means 

 the plants will look more handsome than if they had 

 been grown in pots. 



ROSA LAW RE N CIA N A. 



THE MINIATIKE EOSE. 



These diminutive roses were first introduced from 

 China, where the greatest efforts of horticulture are 

 directed towards dwarfing ever}- tree, shrub or plant. 

 In this instance, however, it is no peculiar mode 

 of treatment that has stunted the growth of the 

 plant, or diminished the size of the flowers ; but 

 these roses have been the produce of seeds saved 

 from the smallest flowers of the kind, year after 



