336 Wisconsin State Horticultural Society. 



A common error committed by beginners is, attempting to grow 

 varieties that are of delicate habit ; attracted by great beauty of 

 flower or fragrance, they do not consider, or do not understand, 

 that vigor of growth, perpetuity of bloom and perfect hardiness 

 are very seldom combined with the qualities which have allured 

 them. The most popular roses are the Hybrid Remontants ; these 

 are moderately hardy, and producp flowers of the highest finish. 

 Among them none are more desirable for tyros than Alfred 

 Colomb, John Hopper and General Jacqueminot. These three vari- 

 eties probably absorb more of the desirable features that go 

 towards making the perfect rose than do any others which could 

 be named ; they blend well, and are very effective planted in a bed 

 together, or separately. A pleasing departure from the usual 

 method of growing roses is found in the pegging-down system. 

 In this way the long shoots are carefully bent down, and fastened 

 to the ground by means of hooked sticks or pegs. As a result of 

 this system, an immense quantity of bloom is produced. True, 

 the individual flowers are not of equal finish to those grown in 

 the ordinary way, but we get a mass of color, a striking effect, 

 that is not otherwise to be had. I do not advocate this method 

 to the exclusion of the other, but its occasional use will certainly 

 be satisfactory. Besides planting roses in beds, we should scat- 

 ter them through the borders of our gardens, giving the more 

 favored positions to the delicate kinds. Among these we find 

 Eugenie Verdier, the most beautiful of the Victor Yerdier type, a 

 rose of very delicate tint — deep silvery pink, tinged with sal- 

 mon — lovely in the bud, and in the open flower attractive as 

 maid or matron ; not only the flower, but the foliage of this va- 

 riety, is most pleasing. Another variety which is bea^utiful in 

 both flower and leaf is Charles Lefehvre. This has the thick text- 

 ure of petal, and something of the same form as Eugenie Yerdier, 

 but the color is that of General Jacqiieminot, deepened by a shade 

 of satiny purple. Amongst the somewhat neglected roses are 

 Marguerite de St. Amande, a deep pink, beautiful in the bud state, 

 and flowering through the summer and autumn months. Baroness 

 Rothschild, a blush pink, with exquisite cup-shaped flowers ; single 

 blooms of this kind, during December and January, sell in New 



