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sufficient growth to warrant the plants being repotted, 

 they should be returned to the pots they previously 

 occupied after the drainage has been seen to ; in that 

 case some of the surface soil should be replaced 

 by some of the above-mentioned compost. All the 

 plants may then be well watered. Until the roots 

 have found their way into the new soil and fresh 

 growths have been made, the plants should remain 

 in the greenhouse. 



In order to make these instructions as clear and 

 simple as possible, they have been so far confined to 

 the first year's treatment of young plants purchased 

 in the autumn from the nurseries and grown to flower 

 in the following April or May, because, for any one 

 commencing Rose culture under glass, this plan is 

 the easiest and the most satisfactory to follow. There 

 are, however, two other methods which may be after- 

 wards adopted with pot Roses. The plants can be 

 raised from cuttings struck in the way recommended 

 on p. in, or young plants may be potted up from 

 the open ground, which is far preferable, particularly 

 for H.P.'s and H.T.'s ; in the latter case the plants 

 may either be taken up from the Rose garden, or 

 maiden plants obtained from the Rose nurseries. 

 But whichever plan be adopted, the earlier they can 

 be potted in October, while most of the leaves are 

 still on the plants, the better will be the result. 



Having selected a pot of a suitable size, and it 

 should not be larger than will allow reasonable room 

 for the roots, say, from eight to ten inches across, 

 according to the vigour of the plant, all the stronger 



