154: ROSES THAT BLOOM THE WHOLE SEASON. 



to the ISTortlierii grower and amateur, whicli had 

 hitherto been reserved only to the rose-fanciers of 

 more favored climes. They are equally as hardy 

 as the common garden rose; and by careful cultiva- 

 tion, good soil, frequent waterings in dry weather, 

 depriving them of all faded flower-stems, they will 

 show flowers the whole season till destroyed by 

 frost. Their general habit is robust and vigorous 

 to a remarkable degree ; their flowers large, per- 

 fect, fragrant, and of almost every color. We 

 cannot give any idea of the beauty they may attain 

 to in the Southern States, where the soil is so genial 

 to their culture, but they cannot fail to grow and 

 flower to the satisfaction of the most fastidious 

 taste. We cannot fully depend upon the very flat- 

 tering, if not extravagant, descriptions of many 

 roses emanating from growers in every country. 

 The beauties of the child are most evident to the 

 parent ; so with the rose ; though its charms are 

 sweet to all, yet they are sweeter to him whose 

 fostering hand has raised it from seed. To obtain 

 a new variety, meriting extra notice, in this im- 

 proving age, is no paltry affair; and many are 

 named before their merit has been fully tested, and 

 sent out to the floricultural world, as it were, on 

 trial. But we will mention only those in which 

 there need be no fear of disappointment. Amanda 



