196 WINDOW GARDENING. 



Ophirie, salmon, shaded to orange color. 



Susanna, yellowish white ; very fine. 



Souvenir d' Anselem, deep carmine. 



Sir Walter Scott, dark purple. 



Solfaterre, deep straw color ; extra fine. , 



Washington, pure white ; semi-double ; full clusters. 



Triumphant, double rose ; very laige. 



WelW Pink, carmine rose ; full clusters. 



Zobeide, crimson, and purple shaded. 



For City Gardens, 



Choose those varieties that are strongest growers and freest bloomers. 



Of crimson varieties, the best recommended are Agrippina, Gen. Washington, 

 and Giant of Battles. 



Of Pink — Formosa and Eugenie. 

 Yellow — Sabrona, Mme. Falcot. 

 White — Mme. Maurin, Sombriel. 

 Carmine — La Phenix, C. Bobeistsky. 

 Straw color — La Pactola, Isabella Sprunt. 

 Blush — Pauline, Fleur de Cymes. 



Climbing Roses are our favorite plant for adorning piazzas, balconies, pillars, 

 and the outer decorations of the window. The usual varieties are Baltimore 

 Belle, Prairie Queen, Fulgens, and Gem of the Prairies. 



A fact worth noticing in the window culture of plants, is that the delicate 

 varieties of China and Tea need a light soil. Mr. Parkman recommends a mix- 

 ture of loam, manure, leaf mould, and sand, in the proportion of two bushels of 

 loam to one bushel of manure, one of leaf mould, and one-half a bushel of sand ; 

 but for the more robust growers the proportions of loam and manure should be 

 greater. 



One of the favorite methods for producing flowers in early winter, is to take 

 the autumnal flowering varieties, clip off their blossoms as soon as they appear 

 until they are ready to transfer to the window, and then permit them to bloom 

 at freedom. 



Of the diflerent classes of Roses, the China are the most easily managed, yet 

 are less fragrant than the Tea, and not equal in beauty, still fully as abundant in 

 bloom, which constitutes their chief merit. 



Of Tea Scented Roses, none are more delicate than the Devoniensis, with its 

 large double form and light yellow, its only fault being shyness of bloom. 



The Glorie dc Dijon, however, is most suitable for training over the supports, 

 columns, or rafters of greenhouses and conservatories ; a very robust grower. 



The Bourbon varieties are of great value for window use or forcing purposes, 

 being both free bloomers, and having fine forms and brilliant colors. The 

 strongest of them need to be well pruned back, especially the ends of the largest 



