26 HOSES THAT BLOOM IN" JUNE. 



viduals that ought to see better) is really amusing. 

 Kose and White Noisette, Striped Noisette, Indica 

 Major, "Walton Climber, a neio rose from Natchez, 

 and some others, of which I have no note. Ruga^ 

 or Tea-Scented Ayrshire, is evidently a variety 

 between the Tea Eose and the celebrated Ayrshire 

 Kose, having the growth and habit of the latter, 

 with a considerable portion of the delightful fra- 

 grance of the former. It is of the most delicate 

 blush color, and tolerably double ; a profuse 

 bloomer, and seeds freely. It does well as a pillar 

 Eose, but has not wood nor foliage sufficient for 

 covering walls or arbors. Fortunes Yellow would 

 not be worth a passing remark, were it not for its 

 assuming name. Color, when grown under glass, 

 a creamy muddy white — when grown in the open 

 air, a bronzy salmon like Noisette, JauneDesprez; 

 flowers nearly single; foliage like La Pactole, with 

 the growth of the Ayrshire rose. Astrolabe, Ele- 

 gans, Hyhrida, and some others of this class, are 

 not worth attention ; all these bloom only once in 

 the season, but are of considerable duration, say 

 four weeks in cold seasons, but if in severe heat, 

 their time of inflorescence will not exceed two 

 weeks. The pruning and training recommended 

 for Eosa Sempervirens will suit these. To grow 

 them in perfection, they require rich ground on a 



