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merely allude to pot Roses, intended for the future decoration 
of the flower fjarden : but another object frequently exists, 
which is, a desire to preserve those late growths on some of 
the perpetuals; which with a little assistance in a greenhouse, 
the glazed protectors, or a forcing pit, will serve to embellish 
the plant house or the drawing room in February. 
Such, however, cannot be expected to succeed very long in 
the opaque protectors; and we name these by the way, merely 
to show that even these may find an asylum in such structures, 
for a few weeks, if room cannot be spared for them in glazed 
structures. Whilst in such a situation, they must have all the 
air possible, merely protecting them at night from severe frosts. 
But to return to pot Roses in general : every one desirous of 
having abundance for bedding purposes, and for the general 
decoration of the borders, should propagate liberally by cuttings 
during June and July. All kinds will root freely, provided the 
wood is in proper condition ; more especially the Teas, Chinas, 
and Bourbons, which, in the main, contain, our best bedding 
varieties. The shoots used for this purpose, should be those 
first produced in spring, or rather early summer; because a 
long and genial season lies ahead — a season affording abun- 
dant time for both facilitating their rooting, and for potting off", 
and thoroughly establishing the plants. Such in the hands of 
a good cultivator, may be well established, in five-inch pots, by 
the middle of September ; and if housed, at that period, in any 
of the protectors, or in frames, will constitute a capital reserve 
stock for the ensuing summer; whether for beds, borders, for 
specimen plants in pots, or for autumn decoration in the plant 
house. 
It is well known to the gardening world, that much contro- 
versy has been for some time carried on, respecting the kind of 
stock most suitable for budding Roses upon. Some prefer the 
Dog Rose stock, some the Boursoult, whilst others give all 
praise to the “Manetti” stock — a new kind made public by 
Mr. Rivers. Now, without assuming anything in the way of 
arbitration, in so delicate a matter, we may just observe that it 
would be well, probably, to take into consideration the kind of 
soil into which the worked Roses are ultimately to be planted. 
Every body knows that the ordinary Dog Rose luxuriates in 
an adhesive soil ; whilst the Boursoult and Manetti would 
