CHAPTER X. 



EOSES UNDER GLASS. BY J. N. MAY. 



There are a mimber of roses which do not 

 attain perfection when grown in open air, and 

 others that do not thrive at all except under 

 glass. For these it is necessary to provide a rose- 

 honse, which, besides enabling us to grow satis- 

 factorily the delicate kinds, will supply us with 

 flowers during the winter months of any more 

 robust sorts we choose to grow. If it is desired 

 to grow more than one family of roses, two or 

 more houses are desirable, so that they can be 

 treated to sdt their several requirements. Tea 

 Hoses need one treatment, Hybrid Perpetuals 

 and nearly all hardy roses require another some- 

 what different. I will first give the treatment 

 requisite for insuring the best results with Tea 

 Roses, commencing with their propagation. 



Cuttings. — Use young, vigorous wood taken 

 from healthy plants ; the wood is in the right 

 condition when the flower buds are well devel- 



