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great error prevails in the supposition that they will bear to re¬ 
main unplanted for a considerable time; depend upon it, their 
roots cannot be exposed to the air without injury to an equal 
extent with any other hardy shrub, and those who desire to en¬ 
sure success should be careful that the stocks are planted again 
as quickly after their removal as may be possible ; the half-hardy 
roses standing in the borders of the flower-garden will require less 
trouble to protect, in case of severe weather, if they are taken up 
and planted or “ laid in” close together, when one covering will 
serve for the whole, and they will be somewhat benefited by the 
change, as it induces at each removal the multiplication of small 
fibrous roots. 
Tulip-planting will now engage the attention of all who grow 
them, and sorry I am the patrons of this splendid flower are not 
more numerous; any account of the manner of planting these 
bulbs must now be superfluous, it having been repeated so often. 
I would, however, advise the beginner to defer the operation with 
any kinds he may possess that are not in their proper condition; 
foul or gruf roots, as the Dutch florists call them, may often be 
rectified by keeping them out of the ground for three or four 
weeks, as its effect is to throw out the superabundant colour, and 
thus reduce them to the required purity Offsets and young 
bulbs, on the other hand, should be got into the ground as early 
as convenient, in order to give them strength. 
The dahlias have had a trying season, at least in low-lying 
districts ; with me they were cut off by the middle of September, 
completely blackened and dead, then succeeded mild damp 
weather, causing them to burst into a second growth, which I 
much fear will render them troublesome to keep through the 
winter, and if not started very early next season, it is not impro¬ 
bable that many will die ; they will be left in the ground as long 
as possible to mature their tissue, but in a week or two they must 
come up, and then will want a great deal of drying to preserve 
them at all. 
Florista. 
