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QUERIES, ANSWERS,, REMARKS, ETC. 
PART III. 
MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 
I.—QUERIES, ANSWERS, REMARKS, ETC. 
P peonies and Scotch Roses. —It has often come into my head to ask yon, 
whether it would be possible to force some of the species of the Paeony, so that 
we might have them in the drawing-room before Christmas, and during the win¬ 
ter months ? Could the Scotch rose be made to blossom in autumn by shearing 
it over in spring ? Would the Scotch rose force well ? 
Would it be possible to make the Paeony blossom in autumn ? 
Can you tell me what good sized Paeony roots of the commoner sorts sell for 
by the dozen ? 
I went the other day to the Horticultural Garden. I am surprised to find 
they do not make more experiments of this kind. It is a very pretty and well 
kept garden, and abounds in Hollyhocks and Lupinus polyphyllus; I also saw 
the Eschscholtzia californica; all three very curious and rare plants in some 
parts of the world, no doubt, but not near London. 
I have an old haw thorn-hedge round my garden, which is rather hollow at the 
bottom, could I not strengthen it and add to its beauty, by planting a row of 
Scotch roses ? I think these plants might be used a great deal more than they 
are in gardens; how often do we see young plants protected against hares by 
twigs of gorse or furze, would not small Scotch rose plants do as well, and be¬ 
come very ornamental in a short time ? When the plants were large enough to 
be safe, the rose plants might be removed, certainly these would be very orna¬ 
mental nurses. An Amateur. 
Answer to an Amateur. —All the species and varieties of Pceony will force 
well, but especially those of the tree (P. Moutan) varieties, which may be brought 
into flower at almost any time during the winter, and early spring months. 
We are not aware that any means could be used to make the Scotch roses 
flower in autumn, if cut much with either knife or shears, they never flower free¬ 
ly, often not at all. 
There is no doubt, but the Scotch rose will bear forcing, although we never 
remember seeing it tried; perhaps some of our correspondents would favour us 
with their experience on the subject. 
The flowering of the Pceony could not be retarded by any means we are ac¬ 
quainted with, unless the entire growth of the plant could be stopped ; this would 
always be attended with considerable difficulty, and perhaps in many cases be 
totally impracticable. After the roots had undergone a few years’ forcing, they 
would annually shew a disposition to flower quite out of their usual season. 
An insertion of the prices of the roots, would subject us to advertisement duty. 
The bottom of an old hedge might be well filled up, and would soon appear 
very ornamental, by planting Scotch roses in the vacant places, it would not 
add much to the strength of the hedge any further than by filling up the hollow 
parts : if Scotch roses would prove a sufficient barrier against the depredations 
of hares, when planted round young trees, they would be much more ornamental 
than twigs of gorse or furze tied round the stem ; but we are not satisfied whe¬ 
ther thev would answer the same end, having never seen them tried. — Cond. 
