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their blossoming, therefore you should obtain the plants in Sep- 

 tember, and prune them lightly by the last week of that month. 



Bush Roses in Pots 



Q. Kindly inform me how to treat bush Hoses in pots (jiist 

 finished flowering in greenhouse) from now (May) up till the time of 

 flowering in greenhouse next spring. G. H., Colchester. 



ROSE AENNCHEN MULLER (ROSE-PINK), AN ADMIRABLE 

 ROSE FOR THE GREENHOUSE. 



A. The plants that have just finished flowering should be 

 placed outdoors on a bed of ashes, covering the pots with ashes up 

 to the rim. Take care they do not become dry, and keep all flower 

 buds pinched off. In September the plants should be repotted into 

 a size larger pot if the pots are full of roots, but if not very well 

 rooted merely top dress them. This is done by removing about 1 

 inch or so of the top soil, then sprinkling a little Clay's Fertilizer upon 

 the soil, and filling up the space with fresh soil, such as good loam 



