RAISING FROM SEED. 43 



Raising from Seed. 



Of all the roses which bear seed in this country, 

 a few of the varieties in this family are the most 

 prolific, and, I may add, the most generous in 

 rewarding the amateur for the culture bestowed ; 

 for to this group we owe the greater part of those 

 splendid autumnal roses known now as Hybrid 

 Perpetuals. To obtain these it is necessary to 

 fertilise the flowers of such varieties of this family 

 intended for seed bearers with the pollen of any 

 favourite variety of the China, Bourbon, or Tea- 

 scented Roses. Your seedlings, at least the 

 majority of them, will, if all is favourable, prove 

 autumnal blooming roses. One of the most pro- 

 lific varieties is Paul Perras, of which almost 

 every flower gives its hip full of seed ; this may 

 be crossed with the China Kose, Fabvier, or the 

 Eourbon Grloire de Rosomene. Charles Duval 

 should be crossed with Madame Laffay, or the 

 China Rose, Eugene Beauharnais. 



PVederick the Second, a crimson rose tinted 

 with purple, which bears seed freely, may be 

 crossed with Fabvier, Gloire de Rosomene, or the 

 Bourbon rose, Charles Souchet. 



