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pina, Archduke Charles, Ducher, Lucullus' 

 Roi des Cramoisies, Louis Philippe, Mrs. 

 Bosanquo, Sanguinea, White and Pink 

 Daily. All named above arc hardy varie- 

 ties requiring little or no protection, but 

 would be benefited and improved by having 

 a liberal supply of coarse stable manure 

 spread over the entire bed during the winter. 

 If desirable to have Tea roses in this bed, 

 the outer circle might be composed in part 

 or solely with them, in lieu of the Chinese, 

 to be lifted in the fall, potted or heeled in a 

 cold frame to be planted again in the spring. 



Most of those named for a hardy rose bed, 

 and particularly the strong growing varieties, 

 are specially adapted for planting in low 

 shrubbery borders, in lawns or gardens, pro- 

 ducing fine effect when freely commingled 

 with other shrubs, by the pleasing contrast of 

 their brilliant and gorgeous blooms, with the 

 delicate green leaves and beautiful flowers 

 of many of the new and hardy shrubs. 



A bed composed entirely of Tea-scented 

 Roses would be the greatest luxury in flowers 

 the amateur could possibly possess, but in our 

 climate, and farther north where the ther- 

 mometer sometimes descends to zero, it is 

 doubtful whether we will ever succeed in 

 growing and enjoying all the varieties, 

 though there are instances of individual 

 strong and vigorous varieties having been 

 grown successfully in the open air for years, 

 but if ever thoroughly successful, it must be 

 accomplished by extra care in protecting 

 them for several months during the winter 

 season. This is owing, in a great measure, to 

 the natural habit of the Tea Eose in growing 

 and flowering so late in the season, thus fail- 

 ing to ripen their wood sufiiciently to 

 encounter and endure the long continued 

 dry and cold winds that prevail so often 

 during the winter season ; therefore, to rely 

 upon a successful bed of Tea Roses, we can 

 only recommend their being lifted from the 

 beds late in the season and potted, or heeled 

 in a pit, cold frame, cellar or other protected 

 place, to be again planted in the spring, 

 and, indeed, they are worthy of this atten- 

 tion and extra care, which they fully repay 



by their continuous beautiful and delicate 

 blooms of delicious odor. 



For a circular bed, or beds similar to that 

 for Hybrid Perpetuals, the center and first 

 circle should be planted from selections of 

 the strong-growing double varieties for 

 training to stakes. They are mostly composed 

 of those having the marked characteristics 

 of the Noisette, to which they are nearly 

 allied, as Gloire de Dijon, Madame Celina 

 Noirey, Madame Trifle, Madame Berard, 

 Marie Sisley. Le Florifere, Madame Gail- 

 lard, Mad. Emily Dupuy and Monplaisir. 



For the second circle those of good habit, 

 but less vigorous in growth, as Devoniensis, 

 Safrano, Madame Azelie Imbert, Isabella 

 Sprunt, Madame Russell, Marie Van Houtte, 

 Souv. d'un Amie, Triomphe de Luxemburg, 

 Hortensia, Homer, La Pactole, Comtesse 

 Ouvaroff", Souv. de Paul Neron, Perfection 

 de Monplaisir. 



For the third circle those of moderate 

 growth, as Belle Maconnaise, Coquette de 

 Lyon, Annette Seaut, Sulphurieux, Catharine 

 Mermet, Hypolite, Souv. de Elise, Comtesse 

 de la Bath, Madame Ducher, Jean Pernet, 

 Madame Jules Margotten. In the outer 

 circle those of short growth, as Victor Pul- 

 liat, La Jonquille, La Boule d'or. La 

 Nankin, Ma Capucine, Comte de Gravel, 

 Madame de Narbonne, Jeanne d'Arc, 

 Bianqui and Bella. As we have named 

 some varieties in the difi"erent circles grown 

 from recent importations, the habits of which 

 are not fully established, these from year 

 to year may be varied in position, as the 

 tendency of the variety may prove more or 

 less vigorous in growth. 



The Tea Rose is indeed the best class for 

 greenhouse culture, and a richer treat can- 

 not be enjoyed than that produced by a 

 house filled with them, constantly develop- 

 ing buds and blossoms, continuing longer dur- 

 ing the year than any other flowering plant, 

 the flowers also attaining greater perfection 

 than can possibly be had in open air culture. 

 They may be planted as above, only placing 

 those of running habit to be trained to the 

 rafters and pillars. 



