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AHT. 5. Hoses that bloom the whole season. 



This class of roses may be divided into two parts, viz : 

 the old Monthly or Chinese varieties, and the hardy Hybrid 

 Perpetuals. The Chinese, or Rosa Indica, of which the 

 Tea Rose forms a prominent character, were formerly con- 

 sidered as green-house plants, and they now properly belong 

 to that department in the northern and eastern states, but in 

 the southern states they are all perfectly hardy, and need no 

 protection in the winter. 



The China Rose is admirably adapted to the front stage 

 of the green-house, and with a little attention will flower 

 nearly all the winter. In the spring they thrive best planted 

 into the ground, and may be either mingled with other plants 

 in the flower borders, or they may be planted in separate 

 beds, and if the different classes are planted by themselves, 

 they form fine groups during the time of flowering. 



Propagation. The China Rose may be propagated by 

 cuttings, layers, budding and grafting on the roots. As all 

 these systems have been spoken of, it will be useless to 

 repeat them in this place. Suffice it to say, that the cultiva- 

 tor should always aim to strike the cuttings early in the 

 summer, in order to have the young plants well established 

 in the pot before winter. The common method is to strike 

 the cuttings in pots of prepared compost in precisely the 

 same manner as directed for green-house plants. When 

 rooted they may be potted in the same manner as recom- 

 mended under the head of propagating green-house plants. 

 The shifting of the young plants into larger pots, and general 

 treatment, is simply the same as green-house plants in the 

 winter, and will be spoken of under the proper heads, and 

 will therefore need no notice in this place. 



The Rose should always be grown in a rich, loamy com- 

 post, with a portion of well-rotted manure and leaf mould, 

 with river or other coarse sand to give it a moderate drain- 

 age, as the R>&e always delights to root in a moderately clry 

 soil. Where a green-house is not on the premises, for the 



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