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lent foster parent it makes. A new break was made 

 in this class by the issue of Crimson Rambler (Turner^ 

 1893); this, again, gave birth to a fine seedling, Blush 

 Rambler (B. R. Cant and Sons, 1903)- Beyond the 

 thinning out of dead wood and the usual treatment, 

 little attention is required. These Roses are, how- 

 ever, gross feeders, and will benefit from a frequent 

 mulc'hing. 



Wichuraiana Roses (R. Wichuraiana). 



In i860 Dr. Wichura, a famous botanist, dis- 

 covered in Japan this species, and introduced it intO' 

 Europe about 1873. Crossed with Tea, Noisette, 

 Polyantha and other Roses, R. Wichuraiana has given 

 to us a group of Roses that to-day is one of the most 

 popular in the Rose world. Dorothy Perkins, with its 

 sport, White Dorothy Perkins, Minnehaha, Lady 

 Godiva, Gardenia, Excelsa and many others are to be 

 founa in the majority of gardens. For the most part 

 late summer flowering, we can hardly do without their 

 presence, and their exquisite beauty and range of 

 colour are too well known for me to dilate upon t'hem 

 here. 



Grown on their own roots they soon make fine 

 trees which require but little pruning beyond the re- 

 moval of dead and weakly wood. However, as the 

 trees grow too thick, young rods should be tied in 

 and the old removed. All this class benefit by liberal 

 cultivation, but at the same time they will do well on 

 poor soil. 



AUTUMN ROSES. 



Under this class is made up species that flower 

 several times from May to October. It especially 

 comprises varieties introduced from Eastern Asia and 

 a number of hybrids created since their introduction. 

 The popularity of the various autumn flowering 

 groups has quite eclipsed that of the older and summer 

 flowering kinds, so that in the dictionary of Roses at 

 the end of the book will be found varieties that for 

 the most part come under Class 11. To a certain 



