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VOL. VI.] 



JULY, 1883. 



[No. 7. 



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The new strain of roses known as 

 the Hybrid Teas is attracting a great 

 deal of attention among our rose fan- 

 ciers. We give a coloured illustration 

 of one of this new strain, known as 

 La France, in order that our readers 

 may have a better opportunity of form- 

 ing a correct estimate of their appear- 

 ance. We are indebted to Mr. Henry 

 Bennett, Stapleford, Eng., for this new 

 strain, which bids fair to become one 

 of the most popular of all our many 

 different strains of roses. It was as 

 recently as 1879 that he sent out his 

 first group of seedlings which attracted 

 much attention from their beauty of 

 form, their rich perfume, and immense 

 blooming capacities. This new group 

 is produced by crossing the Tea Roses 

 with what are known as the Hybrid 

 Perpetuals, themselves crosses made 

 with varieties of Provence, Damask and 

 French roses upon Bengals, Bourbons, 

 <fec. This group of Hybrid Teas is as 

 yet in its infancy, but enough has been 

 (lone to shew that it is one giving great 

 promise of permanent value. Of La 

 France, Mr. H. B. EUwanger says, in 

 his valuable treatise entitled " The 

 Rose," that it is the sweetest of all 

 roses, and equal to any in richness of 



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perfume and profusion of bloom, and 

 only needs to be known to be appre- 

 ciated. The coloured plate gives our 

 readers a very accurate representation 

 of its colour, size and form, and will 

 enable them to realize some idea of its 

 exquisite beauty. This group will 

 doubtless be more hardy than the Teas 

 themselves, but is not likely to have 

 the strength of constitution and ability 

 to endure severe cold which most of 

 the Hybrid Perpetuals possesses. 



Our Canadian growers may plant 

 them in the open border for the sum- 

 mer season, and when the frost begins 

 to return take them up and place them 

 under glass or keep them in a nearly 

 dormant state in a cool cellar free or 

 nearly so from frost. This strain of 

 roses will also need to be well pruned 

 in and bountifully fed to secure the 

 finest specinKuis of bloom and best luxu- 

 riance of plant. 



Canning Granges. — By a process simi- 

 lar to that used for preserving other fruits, 

 oranges have recently been successfully 

 canned and shipped. The fruit ia peeled 

 and broken into its natural sections before 

 canning, and when taken out is just ready 

 for use. This is likely to become an 

 important industry in the orange -growing 

 districts of California and Florida. 



