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as it is a trailing rose. I have planted it against 

 a shed, which I have covered with ivy and other 

 creepers : , it grows very fast, and flowers very 

 early. Mine has been planted three years; 

 and, last year, it made one shoot, or sucker, 

 which was at least fifteen feet in length ; this 

 branched out on both sides, and, early in June, 

 was covered with blossoms : this year, also, it 

 has made a great many very strong suckers. 



You must water the carnations, and all plants 

 that are in the cold frame, during the winter ; 

 but this must be done with great care and dis- 

 cretion. I have before observed, plants are 

 more likely to die from damp and water soak- 

 ing in the pots, than from cold. They ought 

 now to have the glasses put on the frames eve- 

 ry night ; but, during the day, they should have 

 plenty of air. 



The frosts have not yet injured the dahlias ; 



