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globular roses known, and most astonishingly robust and vigorous in its 

 habit: in a very few years, in a strong soil, this rose would lorm a tree of 

 the largest size. Souvenir d'une Mere is a large rose, of that delicate but 

 bright rose-colour, always so much admired. Its flowers are not so double 

 as some other varieties ; but very large and magnificent. Triomphe de 

 Laffay is a beautiful rose, not of a pure white, but rather what is called 

 French white, the outer petals inclined to rose colour. Triomphe de Guerin, 

 a very large pale rose : much resembles Lady Stuart, differing only in hav- 

 ing the centre of its flowers of a warm rose coloured tint : this is a most 

 beautiful and distinct variety. Triomphe d'Angers is perfectly unique and 

 no rose can be more deserving of admiration. Its perfume is much like 

 ripe fruit, and its singularly brilliant crimson flowers are often striped with 

 white ; these two last mentioned varieties are finer grown as standards than 

 in any other mode, as their flowers are large and pendulous. Titus is a re- 

 markably pretty purple rose, blooming in large clusters. Its flowers are not 

 large but finely shaped and very distinct. Victor Hugo, one of the finest of 

 the lilac coloured roses, deserves a place in every collection. It produces 

 flowers of the very largest size, globular, and finely shaped. This is a 

 very erect growing rose, and may be cultivated either as a standard or a 

 dwarf. Velours Episcopal is a new and beautiful variety, perfectly globular 

 of a fine crimson purple, inclining to the latter colour. Wellington is now 

 an old rose : for some time thought to be the same as Bizarre de la Chine, 

 but now found to be quite different in its habit and growth, though its flow- 

 ers have an exact resemblance. 



With but few exceptions hybrid China roses may be cultivated as stand- 

 ards to advantage, as their growth is luxuriant and umbrageous ; some of 

 the most robust growing varieties forming immense heads. To keep them 

 in a healthy state, lay round their stems, on the surface of the soil, in win- 

 ter, a good proportion of manure ; and mind that before the blooming season 

 commences this is added to, as they require the surface of the soil moist 

 when in flower ; they will also continue much longer in bloom if this is at- 

 tended to. The great objection to this summer surface manuring, with En- 

 glish gardeners, is its unsightly appearance, particularly round trees on well 

 dressed lawns ; this may be soon obviated, by covering the manure with 

 >ome green moss : aud to keep the birds from disturbing it, which they will 

 do after worms, place on the moss some pieces of rock, or flints, thus forming 

 an ornamental mound. In France, roses are cultivated with much and well 

 rewarded care ; for even standards of thirty years growth have, every spring 

 a large quantity of manure laid on the surface round their stems. This keeps 

 the extreme heat of the sun from penetrating to their roots ; and as they 

 are abundantly watered in hot weather, it also prevents that rapid evapora- 

 tion which would otherwise take place, so often rendering watering useless ; 

 tins practice after all is only imitating nature, for the Dog Rose, upon which 

 all the fine varieties are grafted, grows naturally in woods and shady places; 

 consequently, it is impatient of exposure in hot, dry soils and situa- 

 tions. 



For rose beds on lawns, the roses of this division are finely adapted, as 

 they form such amass of foliage and flowers. They may also be formed in- 

 to a regular bank, rising gradually from the edge, by having dwarfs of dif- 

 ferent heights, and 'petites tiges," or dwarf standards in the back ground. 

 They bloom remarkably fine on these little stems, and as the stem is protect- 

 ed from the sun by the branches of the plant, it increases in tickness, much 

 faster than when taller: tall stems owing to exposure, are apt to become 

 bark bound and unhealthy, increasing but slowly in girth, and often re- 

 quiring support. To have hybrid China roses in perfection as pillar roses, 

 they require attention, and a superabundance of manure; but they will 

 amply repay it, for a column twelve to twenty feet high, covered with such 

 roses as Brennus, Blairii, Belle Parabere, Coccinea superba, Fulgens, Fim- 

 briate, General Lamarque, George the Fourth, King of Roses, Petit Pierre, 

 or Triomphe d'Angers, ace. Bcc, would be one of the finest garden ornaments 



