120 THE ROSE BOOK 



rose, with almost single blossoms, having a bunch of 

 golden stamens for centre. Sometimes the word damask 

 is used to denote rich crimson colour, yet most of the 

 true Damask roses are of light shades. 



Madame Hardy is a lovely pure white; La Ville de 

 Bruxelles is rose-pink, and Leda, delightfully tipped with 

 pink on a white ground. These roses need pruning only 

 moderately in March. In July the oldest growths should 

 be cut out. 



The Maiden's Blush Roses are forms of the white 

 rose (Rosa alba). The best one is Celeste, which has 

 beautiful long buds of a clear and lovely shade of pink. 

 The commonest form met with in many a cottage garden 

 has large flattish, pale-blush flowers. A very delightful 

 sort is Felicite Parmentier, with shell-pink centre, and a 

 white variety is Madame Legras. Little or no pruning 

 is required beyond cutting out the old growths in late 

 summer. 



Gallica Roses. — These are probably the most ancient 

 of all. The blossoms are flat, some very double with 

 a curious green growth in the centre. They are very 

 fragrant, and decidedly worth growing in shrubbery 

 borders. They can be layered very easily ; from one plant 

 one may make a large spreading bush by layering the 

 growths in July. They are very early flowering, appear- 

 ing just after the Scotch Roses in early June. The best 

 sorts are : Ohl, Kean, Surpasse tout, Duchess of Buccleuch, 

 and d'Aguisseau — a rose, I believe, that was instrumental 

 in imbuing the late Dean Hole with an enthusiasm for 

 roses. There are some pretty variegated sorts in this 



