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the best to set out ; they grow freely at once. A few 

 sorts are widely grown for this purpose, such as Madame 

 Abel Chatenay, Liberty, Richmond, Sunburst, Lady 

 HiUingdon, etc., but, as a matter of fact, any good 

 Tea or Hybrid Tea may be grown under glass. If the 

 greenhouse has been erected over a good rose soil, plants 

 of five to six feet in height will develop in a very few 

 ; years, and will jaeld quantities of superb blooms. Climb- 

 ing roses under glass should be relieved of much of the 

 old wood, so that the development of fresh growth for 

 next year's flowering may be encouraged. These roses 

 should be treated much in the same way as a vine. 

 Syringe them well and close the house early in the after- 

 noon. Only on duU days will a little artificial heat be 



needed. 



July 



The first two weeks in this month witness the chief 

 exhibitions of the year. It is not wise to make a selec- 

 tion of varieties for the garden from the blooms seen 

 at the show — at any rate, from those in the classes for 

 exhibition blooms. Woeful failures may be traced to 

 selections so formed ; many varieties, suitable only for 

 the exhibitor, have been planted as garden roses. When 

 England possesses, as she should do, a National Rose 

 Garden, the selection of varieties will be much simphfied. 



Hoeing is apt to be sadly neglected this month, 

 though it is more necessary than ever, for constantly 

 stepping among the roses makes the ground very hard. 

 This should be remedied as early as possible. 'Liquid 

 manure mary-now be withheld, but continue to water 



