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others of surpassing beauty. They require a very rich 

 loamy soil, well pulverized, and from fifteen to twenty 

 inches in depth. 



The best season of the year for pruning them is about 

 the first of this month. In doing so it is not advisable to 

 shorten any of the young shoots, except in cutting off the 

 injured parts, that being the wood most productive of 

 bloom ; but where there is old stinted wood, it should be 

 cut out as close to the surface of the ground as the other 

 parts of the bush will permit, with any other of the oldest 

 wood that is too crowded. Dig every season in among 

 their roots a good supply of well decomposed manure, and 

 stir and hoe them frequently during the summer. 



If I were to describe all I have seen of the China or 

 Bengal Rose, half of this volume would not contain them, 

 and three-fourths of them would not be worth a sight or 

 even a name ; nevertheless, some of them are beautifully 

 distinct and worthy of the utmost care. Such are 



Agrippina, or Cramoisi Superieur, brilliant crimson, cup 

 form, large and finely double. 



Arsenie delicate rose, of large size, perfectly double, a 

 strong grower, and profuse bloomer. 



Boisnard, sulphury white, very perfect form. 



Bengal Triomphant, La Sttperbe, Grande et Belle. This, 

 like many fine roses, has its several names, but the 

 former is the name under which I first knew it. It 

 is si strong grower, with very large well-formed 

 flowers of a rich purple crimson, which are ex- 

 tremely double, and always open well. 



Beau carmine, dark crimson of a very distinct habit and 

 colour, is an excellent bloomer and finely formed. 



Belle de Monza, changeable from pink to crimson, a very 

 compact and large flower, a rapid grower, and a 

 general favourite of long standing. 



Belle Isidore is also a changeable rose ; it will open a light 

 pink colour, and before evening will be a rich crim- 

 son, is a regular and very double large rose, of 

 strong growth and easy culture, and when known 

 will be generally cultivated. 



Gels, or Be ngal ' Cels, flesh colour, of the most perfect 

 form, extremely double and always opens perfect, 



