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standard and dwarf-standard Tea-scented Roses, 
from 4 feet graduating to 1 foot; the whole is 
surrounded by a neat garden-tile edging. 
PROPERTIES Or A Goop Rosz.—The first and most 
essential point to constitute a good Rose, is that the 
variety be hardy, and of a healthy and moderately 
robust habit, combining ample foliage, for, be its 
bloom ever so good, if it refuses to grow under 
proper treatment it is almost worthless. Next to 
these are fine form, fullness, large size, good 
substance, fragrance, freedom to bloom, and decided 
and distinct colour. The form of the flower, 
whether it be cupped, globular, or expanded, should 
be symmetrical ; the petals even and regularly 
placed, smooth iad free from all indentures, full but 
not crowded, the outer row being broad and closely 
folded to enable the flower to stand firm for several 
days ; they should be thick and leathery in texture, 
and not (as we too frequently see them) thin and 
flimsy, and either faded or fallen to pieces after an 
hour’s sun. The colour, whatever it is, should be 
decided and lasting, and not changing to a dull 
cloudy or objectionable shade. The flower stem 
should be stout to hold the bloom partly erect, so 
that it may be seen without the necessity of applying 
the hand. Every Rose should be fragrant, and the 
more highly so the better. Whether summer- 
blooming only or perpetual, it should be free to 
flower, in the former case yielding abundance of 
Piscine throughout June and July, and in the latter 
from June till November, allowing for an occasional 
rest for each period of flowering. A perpetual 
