214 the florist’s journal. 
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ROSES IN POTS. 
When the cultivation of roses in pots was'first proposed and 
prizes offered for them by the Horticultural Society of London, 
it created quite a “sensation” among the cultivators of this 
favourite flower: some decried the system altogether, while 
others contented themselves with a silent and intended signifi¬ 
cant shake of the head, enshrouding their opinions in the most 
delightful obscurity, that, like a riddle, they might be guessed 
at; yet a few there were who at once bestirred themselves, 
entered on the subject with an earnestness that would not 
admit of defeat, and produced the first season plants that were 
the wonder and admiration of all who saw them ; still with this, 
as with all new systems, there were and are yet difficulties that 
stand in the way of the beginner, that only experience or an 
intimate knowledge of principles can obviate. To remove some 
of these obstacles we offered a prize for an article on the Ma¬ 
nagement of Roses in Pots, which produced the very able 
treatise from the pen of our respected friend and correspondent 
Mr. T. Moore, which appeared in our last Volume. 
Very lately another has been given to the public by Mr. W. 
Paul, nurseryman, of Cheshunt, Herts *, well known to the hor¬ 
ticultural world as an eminent grower of roses. This little work 
may be called the Handbook of Pot Roses: it contains a great 
deal of matter relative to their management throughout the 
various phases of their progress from the first potting to the 
production of flowers ; besides a selected and descriptive list 
of the most appropriate kinds. We extract the following remarks 
on the 
“ Advantages of growing the tender Kinds in Pots. There 
are many advantages when plants are grown in pots of which 
we are not able to avail ourselves when they are growing in 
the open ground. With regard to the tender varieties of roses 
these are very great, if we only take into consideration the 
facilities afforded of protecting them from heavy rains and 
frosts by means of pits; and it is not surprising to find they 
thrive so much better under glass than when exposed to all the 
* Sherwood & Co., Paternoster Row. 
