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r. Standards. 



Alexander Hill Gray. Marie van Houtte. 



Anna Olivier. Mrs. Edward Mawley. 



Innocente Pirola Mrs. Hubert Taylor. 



Lady Plymouth. Molly Sharman-Craw- 



Lady Roberts. ford. 



Madame Cusin. Souvenir d'un Ami. 

 Mme. Jean Dupuy. 



ROSES FOR GROWING AS BUSHES. 



The words Bush Rose convey far more than do the 

 words Garden Rose, although there is little difference 

 in the meaning". If we want a bush of Roses we have 

 to select from the Queen of Flowers varieties that are 

 of free and vigorous growth, and, requiring little prun- 

 ing, soon acquire a good size and carry a large quan- 

 tity of flowers. In most catalogues the words 

 " dwarfs " and ** bushes " are used to denote all 

 Roses that are not grown as climbers or standards, 

 and, in a way, it is correct; but we mean by our title 

 more than the cut-back H.P., H.T., T. or N. We 

 allude to all those Roses that will make good bushes 

 of from 3 to 6 feet high. 



There are, of course, a very great number, but 

 the following varieties arc a fair sample of Rosei 

 possessing the growth desired : — 



Blanc double de Coubert. La Tosca. 



Conrad F. Meyer. Lady Penzance. 



Danae. Macrantha. 



Fellenberg. Mermaid. 



Gruss an Teplitz- Nova Zembla. 



Gustave R^gis. Pax. 



ROSES FOR PEGGING DOWN. 



There are a few Roses that will bloom more pro- 

 fusely if their branches are bent back and pegged down. 

 The effect is a very pretty one, and often, where there 

 is a blank space in a border, this method has helped 

 to fill it for the season. The most suitable Roses for 



