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be potted singly into 60s pots, using a compost of 3 
parts of loam, 1 part leaf mould, and enough sand to 
keep the whole open. They should then be placed on a 
shelf near the glass, to ensure nice sturdy plants being 
formed from the first. Growth will now go on rapidly, 
and in a short time it will be found necessary to move 
the plants into 4- or 5-in. pots, using a compost of 3 
parts of loam, ^ part of leaf mould, part of well- 
rotted manure, and a sprinkling of sand. The plants may 
then be placed in a frame, and, if required as decorative 
plants or for cut flowers, they should be cut over to 
within 6 in. of the pots, after they have taken to the new 
soil, when they will soon form three or four nice shoots. 
Watering should be carefully done and the plants damped 
over occasionally, using the rose on the watering can or 
the syringe. The final potting should take place from 
the middle to the end of June, using 8- or 9-in. pots, 
and a compost of 6 parts of good fibrous loam, 1 part 
leaf mould, 1 part of well-rotted manure, with a good 
sprinkling of sand and wood ashes, and a 5-in. potful of 
bone meal to each bushel of soil. The plants should be 
firmly potted, using a potting stick, and enough space 
(1 to G in.) left at the top for watering. The plants 
may now be placed outside in a nice sunny position, 
where the wood will get thoroughly ripened during 
growth. If they have made satisfactory growth, and no 
appearance of breaking naturally, they may be cut over 
again, leaving from 6 to 8 in. of the young shoots, which 
will soon form nice bushy plants. When the flowering 
pots are well filled with roots the plants should be given 
liquid manure once or twice a week. This must be weak 
