GARDEN ROSES. I/I 



Provence, always bringing us an early but too transient 

 supply of those lovely little flowers which were the "baby 

 Roses" and the "pony Roses" of our childhood. They 

 may be grown on their own roots in clumps among other 

 Roses, or as edgings to beds, De Meaux and Spong being 

 the best varieties. The amateur is supposed to be already 

 in possession of another Lilliputian treasure, the Banksian 

 Rose, commended to him when we discussed the Climbers ; 

 and I must here appropriately introduce him to one more 

 tiny belle. Miss Ernestine de Barente, Hybrid Perpetual 

 Rose, a darling little maid, with bright pink cheek and 

 quite "the mould of form." The Miniature China (Rosa 

 Lawrenceana or Fairy Rose) is more adapted for pot 

 cultivation.* 



A few varieties from the Hybrid Provence section are 

 valuable in the general collection, having those lighter tints 

 which are still infrequent, being of a healthful habit, and 

 growing well either as dwarfs or standards. Blanchefleur 

 is a very pretty Rose, of the colour commonly termed 



* Twenty years ago these fascinating little fairies were numerous. We had, 

 among Hybrid Perpetuals, Clementine Duval, pale rose ; Coquette de Mont- 

 morency, cherry and violet; Pauline Buonaparte, white; Pompone de St Rade- 

 gonde, carmine ; and many others. 



