A CHAPTER OH ROSES. 
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essential to success , and it is important not to water too 
heayily when first brought np. Sprinkle the tops and 
leaves, but water the roots sparingly until the plants are in 
vigorous growth. When the proper conditions are observed, 
it will be found very easy to have rosebuds all the year 
round.” 
It is an inexpressible comfort to the average gardening 
mind not to be ordered to nip off present buds for future 
possibilities, the principle of a “bird in the hand” apply¬ 
ing with peculiar force to the uncertainty of horticultural 
pursuits ; and the advice to let one’s roses “bloom all they 
will ” during the summer is sure to be gratefully carried 
out. 
A temperature of from 75° to 85° with sun heat by 
day, and from 50° to 55° at night, is a favorable one for 
roses ; but thorough ventilation is as essential as heat. In 
bitterly cold weather a good syringing, instead of air, will 
answer the purpose. When windows are opened for ventila¬ 
tion, great care must be taken to guard against sudden 
changes, and it is never desirable to let a strong wind blow 
upon the plants. 
Of two magnificent roses that are constantly grown for 
winter blooming, one is the Marechal Neil—a tea-rose, very 
large and delightfully fragrant. The buds are noted for their 
great size and their clear sulphur-yellow hue, and the rose 
is successfully cultivated by amateurs, being a good bloomer 
both in summer and winter. The other is the well-known 
hybrid perpetual, General Jacqueminot, with its rich, 
velvety, scarlet petals and magnificent buds, and, if grown 
in any quantity, “the best method of treating Jacque¬ 
minots is to plant them out of doors in a bed of the size 
you intend to cover with glass Let them grow for at least 
one year in the open ground before building your house 
over them. The house should be built with sash, so that 
you may strip it at pleasure, leaving the plants exposed to 
