72 ROSES THAT BLOOM IN JUNE. 



distinct bluish violet-colored flowers, tliat is indis- 

 pensable in any collection, perfect in its form and 

 profuse of bloom. It will grow to any beiglit, and 

 in one season will make shoots twelve feet long. 

 Watts^s Celestial is of a delicate rose color, the 

 petals all curving inwards, forming a regularly 

 cupped flower ; it is an old variety that has flou- 

 rished under several names, viz : Watts^s Climbing 

 China^ Flora Perfecta^ Rachel^ and I believe some 

 others. Wellington is also an old variety, but re- 

 tains its fine globular character to the very last; its 

 rich crimson color and dwarf habit make it very 

 desirable. 



The above have been selected from the many 

 now cultivated, and we venture again to repeat 

 that there is no plant to excel them for ornament- 

 ing lawns, grass-plats, fences, arbors, out-buildings, 

 or any other situation. Their diversity of form, 

 habit, and color, may be exhibited in many ways. 

 Yariegated pillars or columns may be formed by 

 planting a pink, a red, and a crimson together, or 

 a white and red ; the combinations can be formed 

 to meet the vicAVS of any taste. When a strong 

 growth is required, the soil should be dug out two 

 feet deep, and two to three feet in diameter for 

 each plant, and the space filled up with very rich 

 earth composed of loam, decayed manure, and 



