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THE FLORIST AND FOMOLOGIST. 
taken to protect the bulbs from it. Too much moisture causes the roots to 
rot. In case of heavy rain or melting snow, the beds should be covered 
either with boards or spare lights, which should be removed in dry weather. 
Too much attention cannot be paid to these matters, if fine flower-stems are 
wished for. 
Frost. —Frost is only injurious when it comes in contact with the bulbs, 
therefore they should be protected in proportion to its intensity. In general a 
few inches of rotten tan spread over the beds will be sufficient protection ; but 
when the frost is very severe, it will be advisable to have leaves or straw 
placed over them a few inches in thickness. But this extra covering should 
only remain on in very severe frost; it should be taken off whenever the 
weather is mild, for where the beds are covered with a few inches of rotten 
tan no common frost can penetrate through—so the extra coverings are useless, 
except in very severe frosts. A frost that penetrates only 3 or 4 inches deep 
is preferable to too mild weather, or to the injury and inconvenience sustained 
by too much covering. 
The rotten tan should all be very carefully taken off the beds in spring. 
If the weather be frosty when the flower-stems appear, the bed should be 
covered at night, either with mats, canvass, or some other light material, to 
protect them from injury ; but these coverings must be taken off every day, 
except in case of cutting winds, snow storm, or frost. 
When the stems of the flowers are advanced to their height, before the 
flowers are expanded, a short stick should be placed down by each root, to 
which the stems should be fastened to support them when the flowers are fully 
expanded. 
Whilst in flower they should be protected from heavy rains, wind, and sun, 
but they should have the benefit of all genial gentle showers, and the morning 
and evening sun. 
If the foregoing brief directions be implicitly followed and put into practice, 
the cultivator will, in all ordinary seasons, experience little difficulty in pro¬ 
ducing a grand display of these most beautiful flowers, which will amply repay 
him for the attention and labour bestowed on them. 
As Hyacinths of all shades of colour for planting in the garden are offered 
in all bulb catalogues, I do not deem it necessary to append a list of these. 
The inexperienced will not be disappointed, if, when giving their orders, 
they state what they want, and leave the selection to the dealer. 
Stourton. M. Saul. 
RELATING TO ROSES. 
I must commence by thanking Mr. Plester, of Elsenham Gardens, for his 
kind acknowledgement of my Rose instructions. At the same time I must 
endorse all he says of Triomphe de Rennes. It is indeed a splendid yellow 
Rose, and has here more points of perfection than any other Rose of that 
colour. This I say without disparaging my other yellow Roses, Solfaterre, 
Gloire de Dijon, Celine Forestier. and a grand ornamental Rose, Mdlle. Aristide. 
It is impossible to speak too highly of these ever-blooming Tea-scented 
Noisettes. Yesterday, November the 8th, was my eldest brother’s birthday, 
and also my own. He, his two sons, and nineteen of his hunt dined here, and 
I ended the Rose season with a splendid vase of Roses, chiefly with clusters of 
Solfaterre, Triomphe de Rennes, Malmaison, Devoniensis, C. Forestier, coloured 
up with Mons. Montigny, Duchess of Norfolk, J. Margottin, M. Brianson, 
M. Boll, Madame C. Crapelet, and others. When I say that I ended the season, 
