PREFACE. 
Ir is now thirty years since I published the first 
edition of ‘Cultural Directions for the Rose,” and 
the last and sixth edition has been for some time 
out of print. 
I have long been called upon by a very large 
circle of Rosarians and friends to publish a new 
edition of my Rose book. I do so in the hope that 
it may prove to be of some service to the amateur 
in the cultivation of the Rose. 
In brmging out this, the seventh edition, it has 
been my object to make it as practicable and useful 
as possible to the amateur, giving what further 
experience I have gained in the cultivation of this 
beautiful and most popular of all English flowers. 
I have also taken considerable pains in the selec- 
tion of varieties recommended for cultivation, and 
have been careful to select only the most reliable, 
taking both old and new Roses, which have been 
introduced up to the present time. 
In addition, I have given at the end of my book a 
complete catalogue of Roses introduced up to this 
date, and containing upwards of 2,000 varieties, with 
