bO WINTER GREENERIES AT HOME. 



summer, and helping them in every possible way to store 

 up vigor for their work in winter. Without such prepa- 

 ration in some degree, it is vain to expect any satisfactory 

 success. But you will probably need a few directions 

 rather more explicit and in detail. 



1. Roses, in unskilled hands, are likely to suffer by 

 transplanting. You will, therefore, find it better to cul- 

 tivate them only in pots. These should be plunged to 

 the rim in the open ground as early as possible after dan- 

 ger of injury from frost, and be kept there throughout 

 the summer. To prevent the roots from passing through 

 the hole in the bottom of the pot, cover it closely with a 

 flat stone. If flower-buds appear, pinch them off, but 

 otherwise let the plants take their own course, giving 

 them only such care as may be needful for their health 

 good drainage in a wet season, water in time of drouth, 

 etc. In August or September, shift them to pots one 

 size larger, and return them to their places in the open 

 ground. This gives them an opportunity to form the 

 strong "working roots" on which their winter growth 

 depends. Allow them to remain as late as is possible 

 with safety, or until their leaves begin to drop under the 

 first frosts of autumn. Then remove them to a partially 

 lighted cellar, free from frost, to be kept in a dormant 

 state, until needed for your rooms, giving water only 

 enough for a moist atmosphere around the roots, but 

 never alloiving them to become dry. 



About eight weeks before the time when you desire 

 their bloom, bring the plants from the cellar, and give 

 them a thorough "cutting back" say from one-fourth 

 to one-half so as to secure a new growth of strong bud- 

 bearing shoots. Put them in the coolest place in the 

 room for three or four days, and then in the full sunlight 

 of the window. At the same time gradually increase the 

 supply of water, but be rather sparing until the new 

 growth is well begun. If you desire flowers at the begin- 



