126 THE BOUEBON ROSE. 



budded on the Manetti Eose. For deep rich 

 soils they will do very well on their own roots, or 

 budded on dwarf stocks of the Dog Eose. 



Culture, 



All the varieties noticed in the foregoing pages 

 as of moderate growth form beautiful bushes on 

 their own roots, or budded on the Manetti or 

 Celine stocks ; they are also very beautiful as 

 dwarf standards, i.e. on stems from eighteen 

 inches to two feet in height, on the Dog Eose, 

 and also, as low standards, on stems from three 

 to three and a half feet in height ; they cannot be 

 cultivated with success on very tall stems ; even 

 as low standards, they require high culture. The 

 Pillar Bourbon Eoses may be cultivated as tall 

 standards with advantage, i.e. on stems about 

 four feet high, the usual height of standard roses. 

 They cannot be too highly cultivated ; abundance 

 of manm-e water in summer should be given to 

 them, and the surface round each stem kept 

 covered with moss, or the short grass mown from 

 the lawn. For the window gardens, mentioned 

 in Gardener's Chronicle, No. XIX., 1846, all the 

 varieties of moderate growth and bush}^ habits will 

 be found admirably adapted. These, with their 

 rich foliage, beautiful and perfect flowers, and 

 ever-blooming habits, need but a passing word of 

 recommendation ; indeed, all the varieties de- 



