146 ROSES FOR ENGLISH GARDENS 



beds need not be more than half a brick thick. The 

 Roses should be planted two feet six inches apart, and 

 in the same way as recommended for outside plant- 

 ing (p. 96). It is advisable to begin with young 

 plants from the open ground, either procured from 

 the Rose nurseries early in November, or taken up 

 in that month from the Rose garden. Any kinds 

 of Roses can be grown in such a Rose house, but 

 Teas are especially recommended on account of 

 their naturally perpetual flowering habit, and also 

 because, more than any other class of Rose, they 

 appreciate the shelter from all adverse weather con- 

 ditions. Very little warmth should be given, and 

 when young leaves appear at the ends of the shoots 

 these shoots should be cut back half their length. 

 The first winter must necessarily be a barren one, 

 but there may be a moderate number of small blooms 

 in the spring. The same routine of treatment advised 

 for pot Roses under glass should throughout their 

 growth be adopted (see p. 135). In the summer 

 the lights should be entirely removed from the roof, 

 so that the plants, during the hottest part of the year, 

 may be virtually growing in the open air. At the 

 end of that season, if the plants have received due 

 attention as to watering, &c, they should have made 

 good growth. In September the lights should be 

 replaced on the roof, but ample ventilation should 

 be given, and water entirely withheld, in order to 

 give the plants as far as possible a period of rest. 

 In October they will require pruning — that is to say, 

 some of the weak and crowded shoots should be 



