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feel called upon to enter largely into this branch of our subject, 
although in former days, it was one of the most important con- 
nected with the spring decorations of the plant house. Now 
that such a variety of hybrid Roses are in cultivation; many of 
them possessing by nature an aptitude for early blossoming, far 
superior to the old Moss, and Provins or Cabbage Rose; 
the latter are, and will continue to be, in a considerable degree 
superseded. Still there are those who will ever esteem those 
companions of their childhood, and to such we will offer a few 
cultural hints. 
We need scarcely say, that our protectors will afford every 
facility for forcing them, so as to have them in blossom at the 
end of February, and a succession until the end of April, if ne- 
cessary; by which time their congeners in the sheltered border 
will be giving promise of a continuation of these charming 
flowers. Like most forcing plants of deciduous character, pre- 
vious good culture and a due preparation of the plant, are the 
only sure foundations of success. It requires two summers to 
produce them in superior order for forcing. Fine clear and 
young plants should be obtained in the end of February, and 
planted three in a pot; if strong bushes, laden with blossoms, 
are desired : the pots about eight or nine inches in diameter. 
The compost should be two-thirds rich turfy loam, slightly ad- 
hesive, and one-third rich manure and vegetable matter, only 
half decomposed. To this may be added a little charred mate- 
rial and sand, to ensure a free passage for water, for some three 
or four years to come. When potted they must be plunged in 
an open spot, (unless a pit or frame could be spared) and here 
they should be slightly shaded for a few weeks, if the days be 
sunny. The pots may be covered over with half-decayed rich 
manure, in the latter part of May, by which time the ground 
will have become somewhat warm; and nothing more is wanted 
but to keep them free from weeds and frosts. Early in the fol- 
lowingspring they should be turned round in their holes, to break 
whatever roots have issued through the bottom of the pots, and 
now they must be pruned back with the intent of causing them 
to thicken. All ground suckers may be cut entirely away, for 
these seldom produce blooming wood until a second year. By 
the following November they will be in first-rate order for 
forcing, and will merely require a slight shortening of the longer 
