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CAROLINE DK SANSAL nOSE. 



couiitrv ; it must not remain, as now, confined to tlie precincts of cities and villages. 

 ]>iit wo must oiler to country people practicable .and inexpensive plans. We wish 

 our agricultural societies would recognize the importance of the subject, and encour- 

 age some eftbrts by oft'ering prizes. Their main object is to elevate the farming pur- 

 suit, and we know of no other way, at present, in which it can be done more eftectu- 

 ally, in the older States, than by creating and fostering a taste fur the embellishment 

 of the homestead. 



THE CAROLINE DE SANSAL ROSE.* 



Ix looking over half an acre of Hybrid Perpetual or Remontant Roses in bloom, last 

 summer, Avith a view to selecting a couple of varieties for illustration, the Gcant dcs 

 Batailles (Giant of ]'>attlGs), and Caroline de Saiisal struck us as being worthy of the 

 distinction. The latter variety we give this month. We have no hesitation in class- 

 ing this as best among the light-colored varieties. W^e say lliis, too, after having 

 flowered it for two years beside PauVs Victoria, which was introduced with loud 

 plaudits as a " White La ReineT This latter is a fine variety, but the flowers do not 

 open so uniformly well as the Caroline, and they change color and drop much sooner. 



The Caroline de Sansal' is a very free, strong grower, almost ranking, in this 

 respect, with Baron Frcvost. The foliage is large and luxuriant. The flowers are 

 very large, double, and cupped like the old CentifoUa or Cabbage Rose. The color is 

 a jiale silvery blush, with a fleshy tinge in the center, resembling very much that fine 

 popular Bourbon Rose, Souvenir de la Malmaison. It grows and blooms equally 

 well on its own roots and on the Manetti and other stocks in common use. 



Speaking of the Manetti Rose, reminds us of the fact that, last summer, during 

 the dry and w'arm weather, many varieties on their own roots dropped their foliage; 

 while on the Manetti stock they not only continued fresh and green, but remained in 

 blossom nearly all the season. This stock seems particulai'ly well adapted to our 

 warm and dry summers, as it continues to grow vigorously in all weathers to a late 

 period in the autumn. 



We intended to notice at length some of the finest Hybrid Perpetual Roses, but 

 must defer it at present. 



* See Frontispiece. 



