THE FLORIST. 
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HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES, AND THEIR BLOOMING 
IN THE AUTUMN. 
The Editor of the Midland Florist, in noticing my paper on “ Roses 
in Pots” in The Florist , No. II. p. 28, wherein I say, speaking of the 
division Perpetuals, “ These are very fine flowers, but few of them 
throw a head of flower in the autumn with us unless they are put 
into a house, as the wet and early frosts injure the buds, and cause 
them to drop off before they expand,” has these remarks : “ We are 
rather surprised at the above assertion, as it might lead many who 
are anxious to cultivate these beautiful autumnal roses to forego their 
intention, under the impression that they should be disappointed.” 
(See Midland Florist, No. XV. p. 108.) Now, I did not make that 
remark without referring to my notes of many seasons, not from 
plants under my own care alone, but from the collections I have visited 
in other private establishments, and in the nursery-grounds in Hert¬ 
fordshire, a county that stands at the very head of the rose-growing 
counties. I did not say they would not throw a head of buds, for 
this they do most largely. The June bloom goes off, and is succeeded 
by great promise; and if the roses are in pots, and are removed into 
a greenhouse, they will make a very beautiful display of fine flowers. 
But exposed to the early frosts, heavy dews, and wet, the buds either 
rot at their base, or, expanding in a sunny day, fall almost immediately 
afterwards. Lee’s Crimson Perpetual is an exception ; and I have 
seen brought home by my employer from Mr. Rivers’s extensive 
rose-grounds at Sawbridgeworth, a beautiful bouquet of cut roses on 
the 17th October, in which the above-named variety had the largest 
place; the other portion was principally Bourbon varieties. And 
some of these latter, after all, are the true Perpetuals. 
And now for a word on roses in pots, particularly Perpetuals. 
If they are placed in trenches, as stated in my paper alluded to, they 
will bloom as finely as in the open ground; and in the autumn, if 
they can be taken up and plunged into wet sawdust under glass, they 
will repay any one — most particularly will the ladies be gratified. 
They will not give the slightest trouble, beyond fumigation; and after 
they are fairly out of bloom, by keeping them dry and cold, they will 
be prepared for replacing in the trenches for the winter. If I am in 
error in any thing I say, I shall be glad to be set right, for I am not 
too old to learn, and I have often picked up information from shew¬ 
ing my ignorance in some things. 
Worton Cottage, Isleworth. J. Dobson. 
THE HOLLYHOCK. 
Being a subscriber to The Florist, I beg to offer a few remarks 
on the Hollyhock, if you think them worth insertion in its pages. 
I find stated in the prospectus of this work, that one of the objects 
you have in view is, “ To call attention to plants which, from want 
