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rewarded by the pleasure he will give to the Rose-growing 
community. This is thrown out as a suggestion, and I only hope 
it may bear fruit. 
Having taken a review of the Rose under glass from 
September to the time of blooming, it will be well to continue a 
little further. As I have before said, those planted in the ground 
must gradually be hardened by the admission of plenty of air 
day and night. So is it equally necessary for those in pots to 
receive the same treatment, which will prepare them for their 
exodus. Although no longer subjects of interest inside, they 
must not be neglected. They should be plunged in ashes up to 
the rims of the pots, taking care that the bottom of the pot stands 
on a piece of slate or on ashes at least an inch thick, to 
prevent worms from working their way into the hole at the base 
of the pot. If time can be spared to repot them into pots one 
size larger before plunging them in ashes, it will be an advantage ; 
but this is not of vital importance just at this time. It will 
answer almost as well if done in September. The surface of the 
pots after they are plunged may be covered with old hot-bed 
material, which will minimise the necessity for frequent waterings, 
twice weekly being generally sufficient for plants in this condition. 
During July and August growth will be emitted from the extreme 
points of the shoots, which shows healthy root-action, but flower- 
buds must be promptly removed until September, when the plants 
should receive the attention described in an earlier part of this 
lecture. The same treatment applies to Roses planted in the 
ground from which the roof of the glass-house has been removed, 
including the covering of the ground with old hot-bed material. 
I will now conclude my lecture by giving the names of what I 
consider to be the best 24 Hybrid Perpetuals and Hybrid Teas and 
the best 18 Teas and Noisettes for general cultivation, together 
with the names of a few smaller buttonhole or decorative Roses. 
The Best 24 Hybrid PEiirETUALs. 
Ulrich Brunnor. 
Crown Prince. 
Mrs. John Laing. 
General Jacqueminot. 
S. M. Rodocanaclii. 
La France. 
Mdme. G. Luizet. 
Caroline Testout. 
Gustave Pigancau. 
Mdme. Lacharme. 
Baroness de Rothschild. 
Camillo Bernardin. 
