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Gladiateur. — Rosy salmon, a fine flower. 



May Queen. — In the way of Beaute da Suresne, but better top 

 petals. 



Speaker. — rine scarlet and rose ; beautiful form. 



Wiltshire Lass. — A true bedder of the Christine section, which 

 it far surpasses. It makes a lovely pot plant. 



Beauty of Oulton. — Large leaves, finely marked with dark umber 

 zone ; flowers cerise. 



Bronze Shield. — The best of the cinnamon zoned section. 



The twelve named in the list of newest varieties will cost from 

 5s. to 7s. Gd. each. Probably the twelve could be obtaiued for a 

 trifle under £4. Those in the first list may be had at an average of 

 one to two shillings each. 



Shirley Hibberd. 



ON rORMIA^G A SUMMER ROSERY. 



EY W. D. PKIOE, ESQ., WOUGHTOK HOTJSe) CLArXON. 



jjHIS present spring has not been without its wonted con- 

 comitants of bitter winds and early frosts, evils inimical 

 to nothing in the shape of vegetation more than to the 

 tender growth of fresh-pruned rose-trees. These ad- 

 verse conditions of our climate are so pregnant with 

 disappointment to the hopes of rosarians that I am by no means 

 certain whether it is not the safest way to form a rosary by means 

 of plants out of pots early in June, especially in bleak and exposed 

 positions. To eft'ect this is not a very difiicult task now the large 

 rose nurseries keep such a stock of strong plants for the purpose, 

 many of them potting up Manettis and short briars from the nur- 

 sery quarters during the winter, either for early forcing or to plant 

 out in the spring. These are precisely the same class of plants as 

 are sent out from the open ground^ but have the advantage of some 

 sort of protection during severe weather, so that their first growth 

 is not destroyed like that of the ordinary bushes ; they can, more- 

 over, be transferred with safety at any time to desired positions, 

 when lilting would be certain death to plants removed from the 

 ground. The chief things required will be a proper attention to the 

 preparation of the beds, and a judicious selection of the varieties to 

 be used. 



Although every information in reference to these matters can be 

 obtained from the pages of this and kindred miscellanies, or from 

 Mr. Hibberd's admirable " Rose Book," it may not be without utility 

 at this present season to recapitulate a few simple but sufficient 

 directions to form an efficient rosery upon this plan, because there 

 are so many apathetic minds that w'ill not take the trouble to seek 

 for information unless thrust before their very eyes. It will of 

 course be understood that these remarks are not for adepts, but 

 merely for those aspirants after the reputation of rosarians among 



