THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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June 3. 
Seedlings blooming first time. —Only one had a prize, 
viz :—Henderson’s Lord Stamford, blue disc, surrounded 
with pure white, violet-purple rather broad edge, fine 
form and substance, habit good, a fre6 bloomer with 
large trusses. Henderson’s Picturata, a pleasing, showy 
variety, with slightly-cupped flowers, disc grey, white 
around it, and broadly edged with bright crimson, habit 
excellent, trusses large and even, a strikingly handsome 
variety for the greenhouse. Lady Englon, this promises 
well, but was not sufficiently expanded; I think it is 
worth sending again. 
Pansies. —These fine flowers were exhibited in the 
j usual way, and were in excellent condition, but I con¬ 
sider showing them in pots far more effective, and cer¬ 
tainly more attractive. 
Seedlings. —Mr. Turner, of Slough, sent his seedling, 
Sir John Gathcart (described in the account of the 
Chiswick Show) in excellent order, fully keeping up its 
character; a prize was awarded to it. Also his fine 
seedling, National, a light variety, with good properties. 
In the collections, the following were noted as good 
varieties:— Elegant, Rainbow (Hall’s), Ophelia , Duke 
of Perth, Blancla, Great Britain, Antonia, and Lady 
Emily. 
Mr. Epps, nurseryman at Maidstone, had two seed¬ 
ling Heaths, of considerable merit. They belong to the 
tricoloured species. One was named Erica tricolor 
Eppsi; it is a fine variety, with short, stout, tubular¬ 
shaped flowers, of a bright scarlet colour towards the 
base, shading off to white, with the limb tipped with 
green. It produces large trusses, and flowers freely. 
The other was named E. tricolor splendula, much like 
the first, but produces still larger trusses, but not of 
quite such fine distinct colours. Both are worthy of 
extensive cultivation. 
There was a seedling Azalea Indica, named Criterion, 
of good form, the colour white ground, thickly striped 
with pink, sent by Mr. Ivery, of Peckham. It will be 
a favourite when brought into general notice. 
Seedling Fuchsias. —There were only two exhibited, 
both from that celebrated raiser Mr. Batten, and both 
had considerable merit; the best, however, was named 
Bank's Glory, habit good, sepals crimson, well-reflexed, 
and broad; corolla large, beautifully cupped, and of a 
rich purple. The other was named Miranda; it had, 
also, reflexed sepals, and a beautiful purple corolla, but 
was rather deficient in size; to make amends for that 
slight defect, it is a very abundant bloomer. 
T. Appleby. 
CULTURE OF ROSES IN POTS FOR 
EXHIBITION. 
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Winter Treatment. —Though the Metropolitan societies 
do not have roses in pots at their autumnal exhibitions, 
yet there is no reason why they should be interdicted; 
and we are aware that many of the provincial societies 
do encourage their being shown even as late as Sep¬ 
tember, and with good reason too, for a fine well-grown 
and freely-bloomed rose-tree in a pot is quite as hand- 
! some an object then as in the earlier months of the year. 
To attain that object in the greatest perfection, the follow¬ 
ing points of culture and choice of kinds will be neces- 
| sary to attend to and put in practice :— 
Selection of varieties to bloom in pots during the later 
periods of the year. —There is such an astonishing variety 
amongst roses, that there is no difficulty in choosing 
kinds that may, with judicious management, be brought 
to flower from February to December. That being the 
case, there is, of course, the less difficulty in choosing 
such as will bloom in August and September. For these 
months the autumnal-flowering varieties must be taken. 
The hybrid perpetuals are a numerous class, and may 
be drawn upon largely for that purpose. Also some few 
of the Bourbons, such as La Reine, Paul Joseph, 
Madame Angeline, and other free bloomers; also some 
Noisettes, for instance, Fellemberg, Aimee Vibert, and 
Euphrosxyne. Then the Chinese and Tea-scented classes 
furnish numerous varieties that bloom beautifully in the 
autumn. The cultivator may, then, with these brief 
hints, easily make a selection of suitable kinds for this 
purpose. 
Culture. —Though the time for treating roses in pots 
to bloom in the autumn extends over the summer 
months, yet the culture is, as it were, a winter treat¬ 
ment. The plants should be moderate sized in Feb¬ 
ruary, and should then be repotted and kept as back¬ 
ward as possible, by placing them out of the influence 
of the heat. This may be effected by placing them 
either behind a north wall, or by shading during the 
day with hoops and mats. Prune them late, and as soon 
as the first buds appear nip them off. When they do 
begin to grow, keep them growing as slowly as possible, 
and do not allow them to produce any flower-buds till 
the middle of July for August, and till the middle of 
August for September. Put in practice the precepts laid 
down in former essays, with regard to training, water¬ 
ing, &c., and be careful to keep down insects and mil¬ 
dew. When the roses begin to open, remove them into 
a more light and airy situation, shading them con¬ 
stantly from bright sunshine and heavy rains. A green¬ 
house would be a good situation for them, if well-aired, 
and proj>erly shaded, and plentiful supplies of water 
given to them. All these points of culture being duly 
attended to, the cultivator will be able to produce at the 
exhibition tent very creditable specimens of his skill in 
producing roses in pots during the latter months of the 
year. After having succeeded the first year, the practice 
of retarding the roses in pots, and even the habii of 
producing the blooms at that season, will become more 
easy. It is a well-known fact that in plants, either by 
forcing early or retarding their season, a habit is induced 
to bear early or late, as the case may be: hence it is desir¬ 
able to keep the plants so treated for several years to blos¬ 
som, or bear fruit, at a season they have, by previous 
management, been brought to. This principle applies 
very generally, not only to roses, but also to all kinds of 
blossom-bearing trees, such as vines, peaches, cherries, 
&c. Exactly the same process is followed as in the case 
of roses, by all good gardeners ; a vine, a peach, a 
cherry, that has been either forced to bloom early, or 
retarded late, should be kept to its season, and will then 
break its buds and blossoms and bear fruit with greater 
facility at the season it has been brought up to, than if 
it had never been so treated. Therefore, such roses as 
have been once, or oftener, treated so as to bring them 
into flower at a late season of the year, should be 
retained afterwards especially for the same season and 
purpose. It is true they will not last for ever, but will 
in time, with the best management, grow old, cankery, 
and feeble. As soon as this is perceived or feared, bring 
up a new generation, and treat them in a similar man¬ 
ner, to bring them into the same habit. The old plants 
may be planted out in the beds or borders as soon as 
they have lost their leaves, taking care to untwist their 
roots, and thread them out on every side of the stem, 
pruning the branches in severely, and treating them well 
in every other respect. They will soon recruit their 
strength, and will bloom very freely. We are always 
unwilling to throw away a rose-tree, if it is alive at all, 
especially such kinds as are recommended to be grown 
in pots. 
We have recommended roses in pots to be either on 
their own roots, or worked upon very low stocks; long 
naked stems we consider very objectionable to be gene¬ 
rally used, yet, for the sake of variety, a few might be 
