NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTHRE. 



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To Keep Roses in the Cellar. — Wlien Eoses can not be protected in the open ground they 

 can sometimes be kept nicely in the cellar : — Take up as late in the season as safe, that is just 

 before Winter actually begins, cut back the tops within six inches of the ground, and pack the 

 roots in a box of nice mellow soil, wellfi rmed down ; place the box near a window in a light airy 

 cellar, or some similar position, water occasionally during the Winter, but only when absolutely 

 necessary to prevent shriveling, as dormant plants require but httle water; set out in open 

 ground as early in Spring as weather is suitable. 



Ti^'intering in a Pit. — Many persons are very successful in wintering tender Roses, and other 

 half hardy plants, in a pit. A pit is made by digging out a space in the ground like a cellar. It 

 sliould be sunk four or five feet deep in dry, well-drained ground, and, if possible, in a sunny or 

 sheltered situation ; the sides may be walled from the bottom with stone, brick or boards, six 

 inches or a foot higher than the surface of the ground outside, and nicely banked up all around. 

 The pit should be tightly roofed, or covered in part at least, with glazed sash, so arranged as to 

 be easily raised at one end to admit air. Plants can be set in pots, or planted in the bottom ; if 

 the latter, good soil should be put in for the purpose. Eoses from open ground should not be 

 taken in till danger of severe freezing; moderate cold w^ill not hurt them. When ready, take 

 up carefully, cut off at least one-half the tops, and plant nicely in the bottom of the pit, taking 

 care to firm tTie earth tightly on the roots. As the plants are not to grow much, they may be set 

 quite close ; water thoroughly when first put in, but afterwards, only when chy ; keep moderately 

 close for a few days at first, and afterwards give air freely in fine weather. This is important for 

 the health of the plants. If deshable the pit may be made large enough to admit of your gomg 

 in occasionally and examining them. Keep a sharp lookout for insects, mice, &c. 



Roses Standing Alone. — To protect large Eoses standmg alone, drive a stake as tall as the 

 plant firmly by its side, tie the plant nicely to the stake, then take straight straw or evergTeen 

 houghs of a suitable size, stand them neatly and closely around and bind firmly together with 

 "bands six inches apart. 



Tlie Best Way. — In places where the Winters are not more severe than at New York, many 

 varieties of the Ever-Blooming Eoses are nearly hardy, and we think the best way to treat them 

 is to leave all in open ground, and give whatever covering may be convenient. Experience iDroves 

 that the loss will be as light in this way as any other, and it is much the least trouble. 



"When to Uncover. — Do not uncover in the Spring till frost has left the ground and there is 

 a prospect of reasonably settled weather. When uncovered the plants should be carefully pruned, 

 taking care to remove all dead wood, and the beds should be nicely dug over and raked. 



A BED OF EVER-BLOOMING ROSES— MIXED VARIETIES. 



Nothing gives better satisfaction than a bed of Beautiful Ever-Blooming Eoses. The one 

 shown in the engraving is planted with mixed varieties from our general collection, edged with 

 one of the pretty Polyantha Eoses, Mignonnette, Montravel or Cecile Bruner (page 18) ; the effect 

 is very fine, and we can gather whole handfuls of Eoses from such a bed all summer long, from 

 June to December. Some people prefer but one kind in a bed, but we think mixed varieties gener- 

 allv give the most pleasure. A cu'cular bed, 8 feet in diameter, if planted close, for best effect, 

 the first season, will require 75 Eoses ; one 10 feet in diameter, 100 Eoses ; one 12 feet in diameter, 

 150 Eoses. 



