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cut back. Indeed, the principal part of their first 

 buds can easily be dispensed with ; for it is then the 

 rosy season ; the great aim of the fancier and cultiva- 

 tor is to extend that season, which, with the above 

 sacrifice, is at once accomplished. TLese plants, 

 whose luxuriance and immense flowers have been the 

 result of hybridizing and exciting culture, deserve all 

 care that can be bestowed upon them. Every encour- 

 agement must be given to promote the growth ot the 

 plant, which is best done in the winter season, by 

 composts and manures, or in the summer by rich wat- 

 erings ; these waterings should not be given oftei.er 

 than once a week. As these roses are yet quite scarce 

 on their own roots, we have introduced a standard 

 rose, at pnge 86, to show their beauty and the effect 

 they have. When trained in that way they are gems 

 in the parterre — regular nosegays elevated to a con- 

 venient distance to enjoy all their beauty and frag- 

 rance. When there are mossy, yellow, and striped 

 roses in this family, rose culture will have approached 

 its climax. 



