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minot and similar kinds, and last and most important 

 the ever-blooming roses, the hybrid teas, which flower 

 repeatedly in the utmost profusion all summer until 

 frost. A bed of these hybrid tea roses properly 

 managed is a wonderful sight. 



There is another summer rose blooming in late June 

 and July, the prairie rose (i?. setigem), already men- 

 tioned, that is very lovely in flower with small pink and 

 white petals hanging in clusters. It is comparatively 

 free from disease and grows to great size under the most 

 unpropitious circumstances. The Japan rose {R. ru- 

 gosa) is a shrub which has rich green foliage and large 

 red and white flowers, and thrives on the seashore, and 

 in autumn has large red fruit like small apples. It needs 

 to be sharply pruned every year to keep it from becom- 

 ing ragged and devoid of leaves. 



If a general consensus of opinion were obtained among 

 those who love and know something about flowers, I 

 think the rhododendrons would, after roses, be declared 

 most popular. Their rich dark evergreen foliage with 

 red and purple and white trusses of flowers cannot be 

 surpassed for massive and impressive beauty. The 

 rhododendron is king of flowers as the rose is queen. 

 Nevertheless they have their drawbacks, especially in 

 this cHmate. Sometimes the spring hot suns and cold 

 nights brown and even destroy the leaves. Even 

 then the plant is seldom killed, only rendered unsightly 

 for a time, and retarded in its growth. Usually it will 

 be found in such cases that it has been weakened by 

 disease or drought. A few of the best kinds that have 



