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THE GARDENER'S MONTHLY 



[November, 



not level and smooth, earth may he filled in the 

 hollow places at this season, and raked smooth 

 and level. If not over two or three inches deep, 

 the grass beneath will come through and make 

 a sod before next summer; but if deeper, a little 

 grass seed may be sown. 



In treating hedges of Osage, Honey Locust, or 

 other deciduous plants, we like the plan of let- 

 ting them grow as they will for two or three 

 years, and then, when the stems are a couple of 

 inches thick, saw to the ground. A mass of 

 strong sprouts then pushes up, which can be 

 pruned into shape the next summer. Where 

 hedges are to be thus made, or older ones have 

 been neglected, they can be cut down to the 

 ground any time in the fall or winter season. It 

 seems that in spite of all that has been said, 

 Osage Orange and Honey Locust are the best 

 plants for farm fences, or where any very strong 

 fence is desired. Berberry, Silver Thorn, and 

 Pyrus japonica are the next best — indeed, except 

 that it takes rather longer to make a good fence, 

 the last named would be as good as the two first 

 in all except cheapness. 



COMMUNICA TIONS. 



THE BEST AUTUMNAL ROSES AMONG 

 HYBRID PERPETUALS. 



BY H. B. ELLWANGER, ROCHESTEB, N. Y. 



What a misnaming there is of a large part of 

 the varieties which go by the name of Hybrid 

 Perpetual Eoses ! Many splendid sorts in June, 

 like Marie Rady, Jean Liabaud, and all of their 

 type, yield no flowers in Autumn, unless it be an 

 exceptional bloom on old plants. It is especially 

 difficult to find a deep crimson that will give 

 flowers of any quality at this season. The best 

 one, as yet, is Louis Van Houtte, followed by 

 Prince Camille de Rohan. Good bloomers of 

 lighter shade than these two, are Alfred Colomb, 

 Horace Vernet, Marie Baumann. Maurice Ber- 

 nardin and Prince Notting will also do quite 

 well if cut back when the June blossoming is 

 over. In the light shades, that is rose and pink, 

 we have somewhat more desirable Autumn roses 

 than amongst the dark ones. Among them Fran 

 cois Michelon and Marguerite de St. Amande 

 stand first. Countess of Serenye is a beautiful 

 rose in Autumn as indeed it is throughout the 

 year. Abel Grand, hardly worthy of being re- 

 tained for its June blossoms when we have so 



many finer, is a valuable fall sort, the blooms 

 being fully produced and generally of better 

 quality than in the Spring. Baroness Roths- 

 child, La Reine, Mdlle. Theresa Levet, Paul 

 Neyron, Rev. J. B. Caram, and all the Victor Ver- 

 dier family, are free flowering kinds ; the best of 

 the latter are Mdlle. Eugenie Verdier, Countess 

 of Oxford and Victor Verdier. Anne de Dies- 

 bach, Boildieu, Baronne Prevost, Mme. Boll and 

 Princess Charlotte, though not equal to the others, 

 are all desirable. 



The two Roses which will give the greatest 

 number of really fine blooms after the first of 

 July until cut off by the frost, are Marguerite de 

 St. Amande and Francois Michelon. 



Below is given in order of merit the best 

 twenty-four autumnals; as La France now goes 

 in the class of the Hybrid Teas, it is not included 

 in this list ; if it were, it would have the place of 

 honor : 



LIGHT COLORS. 



1. Francois Michelon, ^-. lo. Countess of Oxford. 



2. Marguerite de St. Amande';^Il. Rev. J. B. Camm, 



3. Countess of Serenye, 12. La Reine, 



4. Abel Grand, 13. Ivkne. Boll, 



5. Mdlle. Theresa Levet, 14. Princess Charlotte, 



6. Baroness Rothschild, 15. Boildieu, 



7. Mdlle. Eugenie Verdier, 16. Baronne Prevost, 



8. Paul Neyron, -^ 17. Anna de Diesbach, 



9. Victor Verdier. 



DARK COLORS. 



1. Alfred Colomb, -^ 



2. Marie Baumann, 



3. Horace Vernet, 



4. Pierre Notting. 



5. Maurice Bernardin, 



6. Louis Van Houtte, H~ 



7. Prince Camille de Rohan, 



CROSS-FERTILIZING AND RAISING 



ROSES FROM SEED IN 



ENGLAND. 



BY T. T. LAXTON, BEDFORD, ENG. 



Mr. Ellwanger, of the firm of Ellwanger and 

 Barry, Rochester, N. Y., who is doing much to 

 elucidate the origin of American and English 

 Roses, having requested information respecting 

 the varieties raised by me, I have been induced 

 to look up what I have effected in that direc- 

 tion ; and as Mr. Bennett's recent success in 

 cross-breeding the rose has created considerable 

 interest in the subject, perhaps even the record 

 of unprofitable work may be of advantage to 

 those who propose entering on the same field. 

 By way of preamble, therefore, my advice to all 

 who desire to do so, is not to carry on their 

 operations without the aid of glass wherever 



