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THE ROSE GARDEN. 



Those properties of the Rose to which Amateurs attach the greatest importance 

 are — 1. Habit of the trees; 2. Form of the flowers; 3. Colour; 4. Scent; 

 5. Freedom, constancy, and duration of flowering. 



1. Habit. — The growth of a tree should be free, not dwindling or delicate. It 

 may be considered immaterial whether it be pendulous, branching, or erect, as 

 each growth is desirable for certain purposes. Handsome foliage is important, 

 and should be kept in view under this head. The offspring of the tender Roses 

 may also be rendered less susceptible of frost by intermixing the latter with the 

 hardiest varieties of the same or kindred groups. 



2. Form. — A Rose may be equally good, whether cupped, globular, compact, or 

 expanded. But of whichever form it may be, the petals should be thick and 

 smooth, and the outline circular. 



Annexed are representations of four Roses which may be considered models of 

 their respective forms, which are explained at pages 8 and 9, Division II. Nearly 

 all Roses may be brought under one or other of these forms : there are some few 

 whose petals reflex in the full-blown and decaying stage of the flower, but Ave 

 think the reflexed form untenable for a young bloom. 



3. Colour. — This, of whatever shade or tint, should be clear and full. The 

 thick-petalled Roses usually present us with the richest tints, owing, I presume, to 

 the greater body of colour : such are, therefore, desirable for this reason, as well 



No. 23. 



No. 24. 



Globular. General Allaril. 



Cupped. Comtesse Duehatel. 



