ENCYCLOP.EDIA OF GARDENING. 
diameter, well-drained. Place five tubers 3in. deep, in each pot in 
Nov., & cover with cocoanut-fibre refuse in cold frame or under cool 
greenhouse stage until growth begins. Water moderately from time 
plants begin to grow until flowers fade, then gradually withhold it, 
keeping dry till Jan. Temp., Sept. to March 40° to 50°; other times 
50° to 60°. Erepegere by offsets treated as advised for tubers. 
HARDY SPECIES: R. bulbocodium, yellow and violet, June, 4 to 6 in., Europe; 
Columne, white and purple, May, 6 in., Europe and Azores; ramifiora, yellow and 
lilac, May, 6 to 8 in., Mediterranean Region. 
GREENHOUSE SPECIES: R. rosea, rose and yellow, summer, 6 in., S. Africa. 
Rondeletia.—Ord. Rubiacew. Stove evergreen flowering shrubs. 
First introduced 1752. 
CULTURE: Compost, equal parts rough fibrous peat & loam, one 
part equal proportions charcoal lumps, & coarse silver sand. Position, 
well-drained pots in light part of stove with shoots trained to sticks cr 
trellis. Pot, Feb. or March. Prune moderately after flowering. 
Water freely, April to Oct.; moderately afterwards. Syringe daily, 
March to Sept. Shade from bright sunshine. Temp., March to Sept., 
65° to 75°; Sept. to March, 50° to 55°. Propagate by cuttings of 
firm shoots inserted in pure sand under bell-glass in temp. 75° to 85° 
spring or summer. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: R. amena, pink, summer, 3 to 4 ft., Mexico; Back- 
housei, pink, summer, 3 ft., Trop. America; gratissima, pink, fragrant, summer, 
3 to 4 ft., Mexico; odorata (Syn. R. splendens and speciosa), scarlet, fragrant, 
summer, 3 to 4 ft., Mexico. 
Rosa (Rose).—Ord. Rosaceew. Hardy and half-hardy evergreen 
& deciduous shrubs. Cuassirication. — Summer blooming types: 
Provence, Pompon, Moss, Damask, Hybrid China, Hybrid Bourbon, 
Hybrid Noisette, Alba, Austrian Briar, Scotch, Sweet Briar, Ayrshire, 
Boursault, Banksian, Evergreen, Polyantha. Summer and Autumn- 
blooming: Hybrid Perpetual, Hybrid Tea, Tea, Noisette, China, 
Bourbon, Dwarf Polyantha, Japanese, Perpetual Moss, Wichuriana, 
& Perpetual Scotch. 
CULTURE OF DWARF ROSES: Soil, deep rich loam, well-enriched 
with decayed manure. If light, add clay and cowdung. If heavy, 
road grit, leaf-mould, burnt refuse, horse dung, & lime. Position, 
sunny beds or borders. Plant in Oct. or Nov., or Feb. to April. Dis- 
tance apart to plant, 18in. Depth of soil over roots, 4 to Gin. on 
heavy, & 7 to 8in. on light soils. Pruning: Time, end of March & 
early in April. Hybrid Perpetuals: Thin out weak shoots, & shorten 
others to dormant bud three to twelve inches from base, accordin 
to strength. Hybrid Teas: Treat as for last section. Teas an 
Noisettes: Thin out all weak wood, & shorten remaining shoots one- 
half or one-third according to strength. Bourbons: Treat as for 
Hybrid Perpetuals. _ Provence, Damask, Moss, Chinas, & Pompons: 
Treat as advised for Teas. Austrian & Scotch Briars: Thin out weak 
or dead growths only. Hybrid Sweet Briars: Thin out older shoots 
only after flowering. Japanese Roses: Thin out old wood only. Pro- 
tect Tea, China, & tender roses in winter by drawing soil to a height 
of six inches around the base of each plant, & put bracken or dry 
litter among the shoots. 
CULTURE OF STANDARD ROSES: Soil, position, and planting as 
for Dwarfs. Distance apart to plant, 3ft. Pruning: Hybrid Per- 
petuals, Hybrid Teas, & Bourbons: Thin out weak shoots in centre 
of tree, & shorten remaining shoots to three or six inches, according to 
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