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OEANT DK8 BATAILLES K08E. 



The plant is of low, dwarfish habit, though perfectly healthy and robust. It blooms 

 quite young, and, when well treated, is scarcely ever out of bloom from the middle 

 of June to the middle of October. Its dwarf, compact habit, makes it one of the 

 very best hardy ever-blooming varieties for bedding out ; that is, for forming groups 

 or masses on the lawn after the manner of Verbenas and other bedding plants. Au- 

 gustine Monchdet, one of the oldest dark rose or crimson colored varieties, is also an 

 excellent variety for this purpose. There are others, such as the Comte Bobrimki, 

 Standard of Marengo, Marquis Boccella, &c., &c., which we might i)lace in the 

 same category. 



Every year adds new varieties to this class of lioses. Since the introduction of the 

 Gcant des Batuillcs, probably not loss than one hundred, good and bad, have been 

 sent out by the French rose-growers and nurserymen. Many of them scarcely ever 

 saw the hght of day ; others, with sounding names, bad a temporary run, and fell 

 back into obscurity. A few really good ones have been obtained, but in color none 

 has yet come up to the Giant. As our correspondent, Mr. Kivers, one of the best 

 informed rose-growers of this age, said in a recent communication, this variety seems 

 to be the acme in color. " Thus far, and no farther." 



The Standard of Marengo is a very brilliant Rose, fiery crimson ; but not more 

 than semi-double, and too evanescent. 



The Comte Bohrinski is also a brilliant Rose, almost scarlet ; but in form, substance, 

 and durability, not to be compared with the Giant. 



Auguste Mie, proves to be a very excellent freely remontant variety, a rich rosy- 

 scarlet, like the Coup dc Hebe. 



Baron Ilallcz is a fine light crimson variety, a good grower, and free bloomer. 

 Like the Giant of Battles, this variety is quite double, and the petals beautifully 

 imbricated. 



S. Lion des combats is a new brilliantly colored Rose of much promise. It is of a 

 reddish-scarlet. 



We shall go no further now among names, but close with a word or two about 

 culture. 



We have some reason to believe that few people are so generous in the treatment 

 of their Roses, as they should be. Almost every one will admit that the Rose should 

 have a rich soil ; but how rich ? is the question. To be as specific as possible, we will 

 say that we never knew a rose-bed too rich. Some plants will run all to leaves and 

 wood, if tpo highly manured, as our friend Pardee says the Strawberry does; but 

 the Rose does not. The Perpetual Rose, to bloom constantly, must grow constantly ; 

 for it is the young wood, and that only, which gives the Roses. To make a rose-bed 

 or border that would produce a satisfactory display of Roses, a soil two feet deep, 

 made of half sod from an old pasture, and half old hot-bed or well-decayed stable 

 manure, thoroughly incorporated, may safely be recommended. A rose-soil should 

 be pretty compact ; that is, it should have in it a pretty large proportion of clay. The 

 roots of the Rose, as is well known, have few fibres, depending on s^few large 

 and these in a light soil are neither sufficient to hold it in its place, nor to take 



