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socket attached, which may be moved up and down a 

 stake fixed by the Rose-tree, until the cap is secured 

 in its position by a wooden wedge inserted between 

 the socket and the 

 stake. Roses of a 

 more delicate com- 

 plexion than others, 

 and some whose 

 vivid colouring is 

 quickly tarnished by 

 fiery suns, may be 

 thus preserved for 

 exhibition. Fresh 

 cabbage-leaves, re- 

 newed from time to time, may be advantageously 

 placed on the caps, which, I may add, have a more 

 pleasing appearance in the Rosarium when painted a 

 dark-green colour. Cones made from Willesden 

 water-proof paper are also commended by those who 

 have used them as protections for the Rose. 



These caps should be in readiness, fixed upon their 

 stakes, in the Rose-beds or near them, so that they 

 may be quickly placed in position when there is peril 

 from fire or water — when fierce suns come, suddenly 

 forth, or when those first large drops, which have been 

 poetically termed 'tears of the tempest weeping for 

 the havoc to follow,' give warning of the storm. Many 



