93 GAllDEXIXG FOR PLEASURE. 



This was true of the Roses when my old German friend 

 told of his troubles, but since then we have been fortu- 

 nate in getting a new class of Roses known as the 



HYBRID TEAS, 



all of which, by covering with four inches of leaves put 

 on in December around the roots, prove perfectly hardy 

 in most of the Northern States, besides being all monthly, 

 all douUe, ^\\ fragrant, and all oi fine form. These now 

 comprise many fine kinds, among which are : 



Dinsmore, bright scarlet crimson, splendid form. 



Ball of Snoiv, pure snow white, fragrant. 



La France, deep pink, shading to light rose, splendid. 



American Beauty, rich light crimson, grand form, 

 large size, and exceeding all other Roses in its delightful 

 odor. 



Lady Mary Fitzwilliam, rosy blush, globular, large. 



Pierre Guillot, very dark crimson. 



Thus far there are no Roses having a yellow tinge that 

 are hardv, and it is doubtful if there ever will be a yellow 

 monthly Rose sufficiently hardy for the Northern States. 



MOXTHLY OR TEA ROSES. 



The class best adapted for sections of the country 

 where the thermometer never falls below twenty degrees 

 alove zero, is yet extensively grown in the summer 

 season in all the Northern States, for the reason that 

 in it we have not only a distinct and delicious tea fra- 

 grance, but a far greater range of color than is found in 

 either the hardy Hybrid Tea or Hybrid Perpetual class ; 

 for in these the colors only range through shades of 

 white to crimson, while in the Tea or Monthly class 

 we have all shades of yellow, copper-color, and orange, 

 besides all the colors embraced in the hardy sorts. More- 

 over, the Tea class of Roses gives greater profusion of 



