CONTENTS. 



DIVISION I. 

 TABLE OF CHAPTERS. 



Page 



The History of the Rose 2 



On Locality and Soils ; and the Improvement or Adaptation of Soils for Rose- 

 culture 23 



Remarks on the Formation of the Rosarium, and on the Introduction of Roses 



to the Flower Garden 31 



On the Choice and Arrangement of Varieties, with Remarks on Planting . . 50 



On Pruning 57 



On Hybridizing 81 



On Cleaning and Sowing the Seed, and the subsequent Treatment of Seedlings, 94 



On the Cultivation of Roses in Pots 99 



On Forcing m 



Remarks on sundry Operations in the Rose Garden 117 



On Propagation 12' 



On Exhibiting 138 



Select Lists of kinds suited for various purposes 145 



DIVISION II. 



TABLE OF GROUPS. 



Class 1.— SUMMER ROSES. 



The Boursault Eose 1'- 



The Double Yellow Rose 13 



The Scotch Rose 16 



The Damask Rose 19 



The Provence Rose, with its Hybrids 25 



The Miniature Provence or Pompon Rose 31 



The Moss Rose 32 



The French Rose 40 



The Hybrid French 67 



