THE FORCING OP ROSES. 21 



about three wires (No. 12 galvanized) lengthwise of 

 each row and one above the other at intervals of about 

 one foot, the lower wire being about the same distance 

 from the soil. The wires will need to be stretched and 

 fastened at each end to a gas-pipe framework (Fig. 3), and 

 supported at intervals of twenty-five feet with a lighter 

 framework. 



Although there is considerable expense at first for 

 the wires, it will be found very satisfactory, and in the 

 end perhaps less expensive than any of the old methods. 

 If desired, it will be a simple matter to so arrange the 

 long wires that, when refilling the beds, they can be 

 drawn up out of the way. 



FORCING HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. 



When they can be brought into flower by Christmas 

 or New Year's, the large flowers of thjs class of roses 

 bring a large price, and they are then quite profltable. 

 The care required is different than for teas and for most 

 hybrid teas, as the plants must make their growth and 

 have a period of rest before flowering. They are gener- 

 ally grown in solid beds, but sometimes boxes or pots 

 are used. When grown in beds they should have thor- 

 ough drainage with tiles, stones, or broken brick, ar- 

 ranged in the same way as described for tea roses, and 

 provided with eight or nine inches of rich compost. 

 Although cuttings are often used, the largest blooms 

 can be obtained when they are either budded, or grafted, 

 upon Manetti stocks. 



The plants should be set early enough so that they 

 will complete their growth by the middle of July. 

 They should be ripened off by gradually withholding 

 water, and only giving them enough to keep the plants 

 from wilting and shrivelling. By syringing morning 

 and evening, the plants can often be kept from wilting 

 without wetting the soiL During rains the beds shoulcl 



