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homage to La France, the sweetest of fragrant 
roses. To be sure, it is rather tender, but it 
is easily protected so as to winter safely. It 
does not always open well, but it is a simple 
matter to assist it, an operation not practica- 
ble with most varieties that open imperfectly. 
If the buds of La France show a tendency to 
remain closed, by gently pressing the point 
of the bloom with the fingers, and then blow- 
ing into the centre, the flower will almost 
invariably expand, and the pent-up fragrance 
escape. 
Not enough attention is given to the Bour- 
bon and Tearoses. The Hybrid Remontants 
justly claim first attention, when they are in 
perfection; but after the first blossoming is 
over, throughout July, August, and Septem- 
ber they are much less attractive than many 
ofthe monthly roses. Varieties like Bougére, 
Homer, Madame de Vatry, and Marie Van 
Houtte, will give a continuous supply of 
flowers when the so-called hardy roses are al- 
most oraltogether out of bloom. How faith- 
fully the various varieties of Tea roses 
reproduce the beautiful tints often painted in 
the sky at sunset and at sunrise! The many 
shades of rose, pink, lilac, white, salmon, 
yellow, etc., are found in both alike, and it 
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