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promises great success. In August strong plants were 

 set out in cold frames, (such as are used for keeping 

 Cabbage, Pansies, or other half-hardy plants,) at a dis- 

 tance of one foot each way. On the approach of cold 

 weather in November they were mulched with two or 

 three inches of dry leaves, and by the time the thermome- 

 ter began to fall to 10 or 15 below the freezing point, 

 the sashes were put on, care being taken to give ventila- 

 tion, so as to keep them cool. They thus become hard- 

 ened enough to go safely through the winter. By the 

 middle of April the sashes may be left entirely off, 

 provided care has been taken to keep them cool through- 

 out the winter. Roses being thus "rested," (which 

 is the great necessity for the best results in Rose 

 culture,) an abundant crop of buds may be expected 

 from June to October, provided that proper attention has 

 been given to watering and mulching with well-rotted 

 stable manure, or moss and bone dust. This mulching 

 should take the place of the dry leaves (which were placed 

 on in the fall) about the latter end of May or first of June. 

 The Roses to be used for summer buds must be all 

 full, double flowers, else they will quickly fall to pieces in 

 hot weather. Such kinds as Safrano, Bon Silene, and 

 Douglas, are of no use for this purpose. The kinds we 

 have used are as follows: Perle des Jar dins, (yellow,) 

 Cornelia Cook, (white,) La France, (light rose,) Coquette des 

 Alpes, (pure white,) Madame Welch, (blush,) Duchess of Ed- 

 inburgh, (crimson,) Malmaison, (deep blush,) Catherine 

 Mermet, (rosy pink,) Letty Coles, (carmine and blush,) 

 Devoniensis, (deep blush,) and Sunset, (the new orange 

 saffron variety,) all of which, under proper conditions, 

 will give perfect flowers in the hottest weather. 



