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ROSES. 



This is the most favourable month for planting all kinds 

 of garden roses, which must be done as soon as the wea- 

 ther opens, and the ground in a proper state. The earlier 

 they are planted the more perfect they will flower. Never 

 delay planting when there is an opportunity ; for if delay- 

 ed until the leaves are expanded, the bloom will be much 

 weakened, and the probability is, there will be no flowers, 

 and the plants meet with a premature death. It has been 

 said, " there is a particular advantage in planting some every 

 ten days, even to the middle of May ; for the flowering of 

 them may be retarded in this way: and the bloom of these 

 delightful shrubs continue for a much longer period." One 

 moment's reflection will convince us, that nature, while in 

 her own element, will not be retarded, suppose there was 

 no danger of instantaneous death to the plants. The arti- 

 ficial means that might be judiciously adopted, with which 

 we are acquainted, to keep back the blooming of hardy 

 plants, is to lift them as soon in spring as is practicable, 

 put them in boxes of earth, and then place them in the 

 driest part of an ice-house, until the desired time of plant- 

 ing, which may be delayed as long as the required time of 

 flowering. This will be found a true method of retarding 

 the flowering of roses especially, and not going counter to 

 the rules and principles of nature. There are many beau- 

 tiful varieties of the garden rose in cultivation, the names 

 of the finest of which we will give in the following cata- 

 logue : 



African black, very dark crimson, compact and very 



double. 

 Agreeable violet, large purplish red, expanded and double 



fine. 



Aurora, bright pink, compact and double. 

 Belle amabile, fine dark red, large and double. 

 Belle Hebe, large purplish red, cupped, double and fine. 

 Belle rouennaise, a very superb rose, with red centre and 



blush edge. 

 Baron de Stael, bright cherry colour, globular, large, and 



double. 



