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WINDOW GARDENING. THE ROSE GARDEN. 
out the season ; indeed, with almost all of the 
summer blooming plants this is the ease, but 
it is more urgently so with those of climbing 
and trailing habit, as they are not so readily 
moved when advanced in growth. Among the 
climbers which would be sure to please, we 
may, in this place, mention a variety of the Con- 
volvulus Major, which has flowers variously 
striped with a pretty clear blue on a while 
ground ; the variety is, we believe, to be pur- 
chased separately in the seed shops. 
The remarks at pp. 164 and 165 on this 
subject may be consulted with advantage ; and 
if what is there recommended is not already 
carried out, an early opportunity of doing so 
should be embraced. 
ROSE GARDEN. 
Grafted and Budded Plants. — This month 
the greatest diligence must be used among the 
grafted, and the last year's budded plants; they 
should be examined every two or three days 
for suckers from the root, and growth from the 
stock : their very existence in some cases, and 
their healthy growth in all, depends on the re- 
moval of all growth whatever, anywhere but 
from the bud itself, or the graft itself; and a 
vigorous growth of nearly two or three days 
in a strong stock shoot, has been known to kill 
a bud that had sufficiently united to ensure its 
success, had it not been thus deprived of all 
nourishment. 
Stahes and Fastenings. — These must be 
examined and repaired where they are deficient 
or unsafe. The wood of those buds which 
started last year must be so fastened as to pre- 
vent the wind blowing them out when they 
grow ; the best way to do this, is to tie a stick 
to the stem of the stuck long enough to reach 
above it, and to this tie the growing part of the 
bud, so that the wind shall have no power over 
it. The suckers that come from the root must 
be regularly grubbed up, that is, the earth re- 
moved down to the place where it joins the 
root, and part of the root removed with it ; if, 
on turning the ground away from it, you find 
it comes from the stock under ground, cut a 
thin slice of the stock along with it, for the 
sake of removing all the incipient buds that 
would be constantly plaguing you if the shoot 
is carelessly cut off. You should now go over 
all standard roses, and rub off the shoots that 
are superfluous, leaving on only those where 
you want branches and bloom, for by rubbing 
off all superfluous shoots, the remainder grow 
more vigorously, and the blooms come much 
larger and finer ; in doing this, all the shoots 
that grow inwards should come out, and also 
when two are growing parallel to each other 
and too close, one should be rubbed off. Potted 
China roses should be shifted into larger pots, 
when their roots reach the side of the pots ; 
the soil should be rich, such as decomposed 
loam and dung in equal quantities, if superior 
growth be required. Trim the plants pretty 
close, and in all cases remove any exceedingly 
vigorous growth. China roses against walls, 
and house fronts, require to have all the bare 
wood got rid of, therefore, when any younger 
can be brought down into its place, such wood 
may be cut away at once, or if it cannot be got 
rid of, it may be shortened to half its length, 
and, perhaps, the rest will throw out young 
wood all the way down ; it is not an uncommon 
thing. This month there is generally plenty 
of bloom on the China roses in warm situations, 
but this tribe of plants will bear the knife at 
any time ; they will also bear budding and 
grafting, root-grafting and bud-grafting at al- 
most any time of the year. The cuttings that 
are struck in the frames, and not planted out, may 
be potted or transplanted in the. open ground. 
Syringing the out-door roses, and fumigating 
the in-door ones, whenever there is the least 
appearance of green fly, will be found requi- 
site, and will save a good deal of trouble 
hereafter. 
Seedling Roses. — Those in pots must be 
examined to see that they have plenty of room 
to grow, that is, that the roots are not matted ; 
if they be,- the}' must be shifted. Seedlings 
of last year, budded, must be protected against 
wind by tying them up as they grow ; the seed 
sown in pots must not get dry, moss may be 
lightly laid over the surface and kept damp. 
THE FLOWER GARDEN. 
Ahjssum saxatile is ore of the very best 
hard}', early flowering, bedding plants : it is 
of dwarf, compact habit, and flowers very 
profusely, producing a fine display, with its 
bright yellow blossoms. Take off cuttings of 
the young leafy shoots, as soon as they can be 
got, and l'oot them under hand-glasses, ready 
to plant out in the autumn ; or pot them and 
keep them in the cold frames till early spring, 
before planting out. 
Anemones. — Water and shade them as may 
appear necessaiw according to the state of the 
weather. If the ground is wanted, they may 
be taken up carefully, when the bloom is past, 
and planted in the reserve garden. 
Antirrhinums may be planted out ; these 
are raised from cuttings in the autumn. There 
is now great variety among them. Examine 
the seedling plants carefully ; and as they 
flower, if any distinct one appears, take care 
of it. 
Annuals (half-hardy) that have been 
raised under protection must be prepared for 
planting out, by gradually inuring them to 
thorough exposure, in the same way as di- 
rected for other half-hardy plants. Sow others 
for succession. 
