THE ROSES of which we have hitherto spoken have 

 but one period of bloom in the year. June is gay with 

 their flowers ; but at midsummer their glory is departed, 

 not again to return till a winter of rest has intervened. 

 Various families of roses have, however, the faculty of 

 continuous or repeated blooming. Some remain in bloom 

 with little interruption for a long time ; while others bloom 

 at intervals, after periods of rest. These classes are 

 known, with little discrimination, as " Autumnal Roses," 

 "Ever-blooming Roses," or "Perpetual Roses." The 

 French have a name for those blooming at intervals, which 

 is very appropriate. They call them " Remontant Roses," 

 Hosiers Remontants, in other words, roses which 



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