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their charm, wliereas hy this system a natural green can he added and their own lovely 
foliage can he shown as well, which gives the whole an exquisite appearance, and all societies must 
eventually offer prizes for the best blooms set up in a rose box in this manner ; a box 4 ft. 6 in. long, 
back G in. high, front 4 in. high, made to exhibit twenty-four roses, will stage either of the follow- 
ing — twelve incurved (three to four blooms to the bunch), twclved recurved (ditto), twelve varieties of 
Japanese (ditto), twelve large Anemones (ditto), eighteen Pompons or eighteen Pompon Anemones 
(ditto). Cut the flowers, and wire each separately, so that the blooms can be faced in any direction, 
hunching three together with a bit of moss between ; so that they are a nice distance from bloom 
to bloom, and arranged to height, colour, and size. It will he nccesssary to have zinc tubes IJ 
inches in diameter, and about 4 inches long, with a flat foot stand to keep them erect, and place them 
in accordance with the height of the box, so that when all is done they show one continuous face, 
every flower in its proper position; one half-inch cut too high or too low will destroy its artistic 
arrangement. When carried out well, such an exhibit will be the pride of the show. A thick 
circular piece of cardboard should be placed at the hack of the flowers of the Japanese, large 
Anemones, and incurved flowers to hold up their petals ; that is, cut a round the size required, and 
make a hole in the centre of the card for the stem, cut to the outside, and pin in the shape of a lamp 
shade, with a hit of raffia round the stem, which will hold it up in its place ; this, together with some 
nice stub moss, for the surface of box, is all that is necessary ; the other few details can be seen to 
as it is being proceeded with. 
For Bo.x, Tubes, Wire, and Scissors, send for particulars. 
HO-W TO ©ROW FOR ©RCORATSOlf . 
Cuttings must be taken off and rooted in a single pot in 
January and gradually grown on in a cold greenhouse or 
frame, and as they gain size so they must be shifted into 
larger pots and placed back in a frame with all the light 
and air possible, but frost must not touch them. If for 
specimen plants, they must have the extreme points taken 
out with the point of a knife when about 9 inches high, so 
as to make side shoots and form a good bushy plant. The 
first fine weather in May place them out of doors. 
It now matters little what system of training may he 
pursued — whether the plants be trained to a single stem, 
formed into a hush, or be compressed into a pancake, as 
was the fashion with Pompons — the following general 
rules must be observed if the best results are to be 
secured. First, there must be no crowding the plants 
together; but, on the contrary, each must stand with 
the full light shining upon it, and without the branches 
of any other touching it. To effect this the best plan 
is to plunge the plants about half the depth of the pots 
in coal ashes, in rows a sufficient distance apart to admit 
of a man passing between them without injuring them. 
Care should be taken that the ])lants do not root through 
the pots, for if they do the check they will sustain will be 
very injurious to the development of the flowers ; therefore, 
to prevent this, it will be necessary to move the pots once, 
if not twice a week, or, to save time, place each pot on a 
piece of slate or tile. Secondly, the plantsshould be trained 
without delay ; that is, each branch must receive the sup- 
port of a neat stake of sufficient length to answer the 
purpose when the plant is full grown. The arrangement 
of the branches must be systematically done, and the 
ligatures must be neat but not tight. Thirdly, water 
must be regularly supplied, so that the plants never know 
the want of it — that is, they must never flag — and manure 
water may be given once or twice a week without the 
slightest fear of injury. The Chrysanthemum is a most 
voracious feeder ; guano in the proportion of one ounce to each gallon of water, or cow manure and 
soot made into liquid will aid, but our “ Real Manure” will be found much the best to bring up the 
colours and size, and should be used during October twice a week ; this will assist in carrying all 
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