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varieties equally hard, but they cut even the stronger 

 sorts to within four or five buds of the ground every 

 spring. Their main object is to get a small number of 

 strong shoots, each of which will produce a long, shapely 

 bud. If several buds come in a cluster they are thinned 

 to one. Those growers who want a large, freely branched 

 plant, with abundance of flowers, are in quite different 

 case. 



A new system of glass cultivation, which originated in 

 America, has, however, sprung into being, in recent years. 

 A limited number of very vigorous, free-blooming sorts, 

 such as Frau Karl Druschki, Richmond and Ulrich 

 Brunner, are planted in beds of fertile soil, and covered 

 with glass lights supported by stout uprights at a height 

 of about six feet from the ground in autumn. The 

 flower-stems rise to a height of two feet or more, and 

 when cut the plant throws up a fresh crop ; in some 

 cases three crops are taken from one plant. These long, 

 stout stems, surmounted by large, beautiful flowers, are 

 splendid for vases, and realize high prices in late winter. 

 Care has to be taken that mildew does not fasten on the 

 plants and spread. Sulphur is dusted on, or the plants 

 are sprayed with chemical preparations. If the Roses 

 can be kept free from this fungus they generally present 

 a picture of vigorous and verdant health. In the large 

 establishments one may see an acre or more of Roses 

 grown in one batch under glass in this way, and when 

 they are in full bloom the sight is one of remarkable 

 beauty. 



Those who grow Roses for garden decoration alone tend 

 to intercrop their plants more than was formerly the 

 case. At one time a rosarian was afraid to put any other 

 plants between his Roses, for fear of injury to them, and 

 rather than run any risk he would tolerate bare earth 



