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-victims the deus of iufamy and furnishes inmates of our jails and prisons 

 Do you suppose that this would be the case if parents did their duty, — if thej 

 •constantly impressed upon their offspring the necessity of industrious habits as 

 an indispensable condition to success in life? 



Then I beg you, in conclusion, to get rid of the foolish, pernicious notion 

 that you want your children to get along without labor, if you regard their wel- 

 fare and your own, or that of the nation. 



"THE EOSE."' 



BY ME. JAMES CASSIDY, AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE GARDENER. 



The rose has been an esteemed shrub among all ciyilized nations from the 

 •earliest times. Its history as a tiorist's flower is of more recent origin, dating 

 from 1815. Nature in her wise and lavish distribution of species has endowed 

 temperate climes with many varieties of this '"Queen of Flowers." It is indi- 

 genous to the four quarters of the globe, containing many species with strongly 

 marked habits and characteristics. In Europe its cultivation has been brought 

 to the highest state of perfection, and in this country considerable attention has 

 been paid to its culture, for America has a climate second to none in adapta- 

 tion to the wants of this shrub. In no other country can more encouraging 

 results be obtained, either in size, luxuriance, or profuseness of bloom. Its 

 infinite variety in form and color, and the exquisite fragrance of its flowers, from 

 the delicate odor of the Tea Rose to the more powerful fragrance of the Dam- 

 ask, give it the highest place in the estimation of all lovers of flowers. The 

 well known fragrance or other flowers, such as Mignonette, Heliotrope, Violets, 

 etc., all elaborated from the same climate by the Great Creator, are indeed 

 wonderful. They, however, retain their peculiar fragrance the world over, but 

 the rose is unequaled in the variety of its perfume. 



The classification of roses is somewhat complicated, and recent writers, in 

 order to simplify it, have divided them into two classes. The first summer 

 or once blooming ; the second autumnal or ever-blooming. To the first of these 

 belong the Province or Cabbage Rose, favorite garden plants ; also the Moss 

 Hose. This rose is an accidental sport or bud variation of the Province. It is 

 excellent for beds, for if its shoots are pegged to the ground with small hooks 

 the surface will soon be covered with luxuriant foliage and flowers. They 

 should not be so severely pruned in this country as in Europe. 



The Hybrid China Rose. — In this group are found our hardy summer roses. 

 They are free, rapid growers, and are well adapted for growing on pillars or over 

 arbors. This group originated from seeds of the Tea, Bengal, and Bourbon 

 roses impregnated with the pollen of the Province and other sorts that bloom 

 only once in the season. The flowers are of great beauty, ranging from purest 

 white to the darkest crimson. 



The Scotch Rose, descendants of Rose Spinossima. — The varieties of this 

 group owe their origin to the dwarf wild rose of the north of England and Scot- 

 land. They are of dwarf stature, producing an abundance of rod, white, and 

 yellow flowers. In early seasons they will bloom nearly two weeks before other 



