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There is no need ^lere to give special notes on 

 cultivation, but 1 would remind the reader that al- 

 though for the most part Hybrid '1 eas are very hardy, 

 yet a number like the Teas need protection in severe 

 weather. In pruning we find as a class they need 

 less than the Teas or Hybrid Perpctuals. 



The Hybrid Perpetuals arc most of them on the 

 heavy side for buttonholes and sprays, but neverthe- 

 less it is in this class that scent and thick velvety 

 petals are found. The following six varieties are a 

 fair selection, but there are many that are as good, 

 and for shades of red, the old Hybrid Perpetual is hard 

 to beat. 



Here are my six best buttonhole H.P. Roses : 

 Fisher Holmes, General Jacqueminot, Glorie Lyon- 

 naise, Hugh Dickson, Prince Camille de Rohan, Sir 

 Rowland Hill, Victor Hugo. Nearly all the Hybrid 

 Peroetuals are very hardy, they respond to liberal 

 treatment, and require more or less severe pruning 

 for fine flowers. 



It must be remembered that a good buttonhole 

 Rose should be a fine flower in the making, and such 

 are not found on uncared-for trees. 



Good buttonholes and sprays can be obtained from 

 other classes of Roses, such as the China Roses and 

 Austrian briars, but there is, after all, a limit to 

 selection, and doubtless the grower will, even if he 

 includes the whole list I have given, often find some- 

 thing more attractive. 



We do not want to wait for a buttonhole, and it 

 is a pleasure to be certain of finding one at any time 

 our trees are in bloom. It is for this reason that we 

 include in our collection of varieties those trees that 

 will never fail us whenever we desire a flower either 

 for ourselves or for our friends. 



House Decoration. — To have Roses in the garden 

 is a joy indeed, but we hardly seem to get the full 

 value for our trouble and care until we cut and bring 

 into the house the Roses we love best. Here we give 



