. New Caxnation, Mrs. Patten New Carnation, Moonlight New Carnation, Enchantress shaded place; cultivate and keep healthy during the summer; water sparingly and pinch off all buds as they appear. Upon the approach of cold weather, take up the pots and remove as much of the surface soil as can be done without disturbing the roots, re- placing with fresh soil. Bring into a warm room and water freely. After the period of bloom is over, cut back and remove to a cool cellar; the follo\N-ing spring they will grow with renewed energy, either in open ground or in larger pots. GROWING ROSES FOR CUT-FLO
. New Caxnation, Mrs. Patten New Carnation, Moonlight New Carnation, Enchantress shaded place; cultivate and keep healthy during the summer; water sparingly and pinch off all buds as they appear. Upon the approach of cold weather, take up the pots and remove as much of the surface soil as can be done without disturbing the roots, re- placing with fresh soil. Bring into a warm room and water freely. After the period of bloom is over, cut back and remove to a cool cellar; the follo\N-ing spring they will grow with renewed energy, either in open ground or in larger pots. GROWING ROSES FOR CUT-FLOWERS IX answer to those who contemplate taking up tills branch of Rose-growing, or, in fact, the g^o\^•iIig of any kind of cut-flowers, we would recommend "Practical Floriculture," a thor- oughly practical book, gi^-ing all the information required pertaining to the culture of flowers in general. We can fiimish this book (300 pages) for §, postpaid. THE BEST VARIETIES OF ROSES THIS is an all-important subject and must be determined ver\'largely by personal preference. It is impossible for any one to set a limitation upon the varieties of Roses that will prove success- ful in the various parts of the country, and we have never yet seen the recommendations of any two persons in this regard that have not differed ver\' materially. There are some points that may be well defined and which our patrons may follow with entire safety. To our minds all Roses are desirable, but tastes differ materially. To enumerate the varieties that we consider the most desirable for the various sections of the countrv- would be to simply duplicate, in a large measvire, the descriptions of the varieties which follow in this book. We might say, in a general way, that it has been our endeavor in making each page of it to set forth prominently the most desirable varieties, which we have thoroughly tested, but we are frequently told, with a great deal of reason, that there are so many varie
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