128 DESCRIPTION OP THE ROSE. 



the size of the flowers, in beauty of form, and brilliancy 

 of color, some of the varieties are unsurpassed. Every 

 autumn, the surface of the soil around the stem should be 

 covered with manure to the depth of several inches ; and 

 this should be allowed to remain throughout the summer, 

 renewing it as often as necessary, after a previous forking- 

 up of the soil, which this covering or " mulching " enriches, 

 at the same time that it keeps it moist and cool. 



The following are among the best of this family of 

 roses: BEAUTY OF BILLIAKD, of vigorous growth, and 

 bright-scarlet and crimson flowers. BRENNUS, or BRUTUS, 

 is a superb rose, of great size, and strong, rapid growth. 

 BLAIRII, No. 2, is particularly adapted for a pillar rose ; its 

 bloom being very profuse. The color of its flowers is 

 pink or blush. GEORGE THE FOURTH is an old rose raised 

 some forty years ago by the excellent English cultivator, 

 Mr. Rivers. Its bright crimson color and its neat foliage 

 make it very attractive, though it is less double than 

 some other varieties. THE DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE is of a 

 lilac-color, striped with white, and perfect in form; its 

 petals overlapping with the greatest regularity. CHARLES 

 DUVAL is of a deep pink ; CHARLES LAWSON, of a vivid 

 rose. CHENEDOL is regarded by many as the best rose of 

 the class ; for its color is the brightest and clearest crimson, 



