64 PERPETUAL ROSES. [April. 



Camaieu, delicate rose, with lilac stripes, large and double. 



Prince de Chimay, entirely new, crimson purple, beautifully 

 marbled with rose, large and very perfect. 



Sandeur, Sandeur Panachee, of the French, and King of 

 Hybrids of the English, bright rose-colour, beauti- 

 fully spotted and striped with white, very double, 

 and of perfect form luxuriant in growth, and the 

 shoots must never be shortened we have seen it 

 several years in perfect bloom. 



Village Maid, rose, striped with white, very compact and 

 double, and makes a fine standard. This rose is a 

 French hybrid of their Cent-feuilles ; but has been 

 brought to notice under an English name, a system 

 too much practised by the English growers, to keep 

 from their brother-craft the original and genuine 

 French name of the article; and wejind that this 

 system is occasionally attempted by our American 

 brethren. Shame! 



PERPETUAL ROSES. 



This division of Roses has been brought to notice but 

 very recently in this country, and even in Europe was not 

 known till about 1817, except in the red and white four 

 season's roses, which have, no doubt, contributed a large 

 portion of their " Sweet assistance ;" for in many of them 

 the powerful and agreeable fragrance of these two old 

 roses is very evident. Unfortunately, there are two-thirds 

 of these roses received both from France and England 

 under the head of Perpetuals, which only bloom once in 

 our arid and hot climate ; of course they will not make a se- 

 cond or third blooming, unless they, at the same time, grow 

 freely and make strong shoots ; consequently, they require 

 very rich and deep soil strongly manured, and repeated 

 manurings given every year, also, very frequent waterings 

 during the summer season with liquid manure: without such 

 nourishment, the best of perpetual roses will only flower 

 but once a year. It is a peculiar feature in this tribe of 

 roses, that they are nearly all reluctant in rooting from lay- 

 ers, therefore, it will be difficult to procure them on their 

 own bottoms. However, they grow admirably, grafted on, 



