ROSES THAT BLOOM IX JUNE. 49 



often dying off as soon as they have done bloom- 

 ino^. I have lost three or four hundred in a sinirle 

 season by overdoing the operation ; but if they 

 are kept in bushes four or five feet above ground, 

 they will grow admirably ; they also delight in an 

 airy exposed situation. Moss Roses in variety 

 are very scarce, even in Europe ; no establishment 

 can supply them in any quantity. The catalogues 

 are more full than the stock ; there are many sorts 

 yearly added to the lists, which are mere abortions 

 when compared with what is known as the Moss 

 Rose. The new sorts are all budded on the 

 French Eglantine, and form small trees, that re- 

 quire to be kept free from the suckers which push 

 up from the roots, or the grafts would be impo- 

 verished and die. Rose trees are c[uite fashion- 

 able, but they must in no case be allowed to put 

 forth any shoots below the bud or head of the 

 plant. Standard or tree roses, trained in parasol 

 or umbrella shape, make very interesting objects, 

 and the flowers they produce are all fully exposed 

 to the eye, and appear as though almost floating 

 in the air. 



