74 
THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[ April, 
may not run through, the new soil, leaving the old mass dry—a fertile source of 
mischief to the plants. While in active growth they delight in a close moist 
atmosphere ; the syringe should be freely used, and the plants shaded from the 
mid-day sun ; but as soon as they have made their growth, they should be 
exposed by degrees to more air and light, and less water must be given, though 
the earth must never be allowed to get dry. It is of the first importance 
to the production of fine blossoms to have the flower-buds set as soon as possible, 
as the quality of the flowers will be in proportion to the perfection of the ripen¬ 
ing process. If the plants are sufficiently advanced to be set out-of-doors for 
a few weeks previous to the autumn rains coming on, it will benefit them, but in 
exposed situations it will be necessary to protect the pots from the sun, which 
may be done by standing each pot within one a size larger. The proper soil to 
use is fibry peat, mixed up with a good portion of silver-sand, and some small 
pieces of broken pots. Clean pots should be employed, and they must be care¬ 
fully drained.—M. 
ROSES AND ROSE-CULTURE. 
Chapter VI.— The Dwarf or Bush Rose. 
HE Dwarf rose may be grown on its own roots, or budded or grafted on the 
Dog-Rose, or budded or grafted on the Manetti. In soils that are not heavy 
or very retentive of moisture, roses usually thrive well on their own roots ; 
and one great advantage of this mode of culture is, that after the most 
destructive winter, when a great deal of the wood above ground is killed, plants on 
their own roots shoot forth from below the ground-line, and quickly renew 
themselves. More than once have I saved my collection in this way, by having 
permanent plants of the best varieties planted out on their own roots. 
The practice, not so common as formerly, but still much resorted to, of planting 
roses on their own roots in the autumn or winter, cannot be too strongly 
condemned. If the plants be very strong, which the finer varieties seldom are when 
on their own roots, they may probably survive the winter uninjured, but even then 
it is better to plant in spring. But to plant young plants from pots in autumn or 
winter is to court destruction, and this practice has no doubt with many persons 
brought roses on their own roots into disrepute. Plant in May just before the 
bedding plants are put out, and attend carefully to the watering through the first 
summer, by the end of which season the plants will have become firmly rooted 
in the soil, and require less attention afterwards than budded or grafted roses. 
With regard to what are termed u worked roses,” I prefer, as a rule, budded 
to grafted plants, although there are exceptions here, and better plants can often 
be obtained grafted than budded, especially with the Tea-scented and the new 
varieties. 
Again, as a rule, I prefer the Dog-Rose as a stock to the Manetti, but larger 
plants may often be bought on the latter, and at a cheaper rate. A good 
