POT CULTURE, 



There are some people who grow roses in 

 pots, and a short note on this mode of culture 

 will not be superfluous. Plants that have 

 been got ready by methods of propagation 

 already mentioned, should receive their first 

 potting in the month of June, in a mixture 

 composed of two parts of good garden soil, 

 one part of leaf mould and one part of decayed 

 farm manure. They should receive a firm 

 potting and a good watering; and thereafter 

 a watering every evening. The leaves should 

 be washed frequently from dust with a small 

 garden syringe. Constant watch should be 

 kept on diseased leaves and flowers which 

 should be removed as soon as seen. Water 

 the plants twice a week with liquid manure 

 made from cow dung and keep the pots in an 

 exposed position so that they get the full sun- 

 shine all the day long. Constantly stir the 

 surface soil to the depth of one and a half 

 inches; this surface soil requires occasional 

 renovation. 



If the plants receive their first potting in 

 June as they should do, they will give their first 

 crop of flowers in September. When they have 

 finished flowering remove all remnants of 

 flowers and stalks. Then reduce the supply 

 of water by watering every other day for a 

 week and then every third day for another 

 ten days. At the end of this period cut out 

 all dead and sickly branches, mix with 



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