182 DESCRIPTION OP THE ROSE. 



iii the open air, and, when the soil is well drained, may 

 safely be trusted to bear a New-England winter, provided 

 it is covered with earth. In a wet soil, it is usually killed. 

 VORACE is of a dark purplish-crimson, and, like the last 

 named, only partially hardy. HERMOSA, or ARMOSA, re- 

 sembles a China rose in the character and abundance of 

 its bloom. None surpasses it for forcing. 



The above will serve as favorable examples of the best 

 types of this group. 



" I hope in a few years to see Bourbon roses in every 

 garden ; for ' the Queen of Flowers ' boasts no member of 

 her court more beautiful. Their fragrance also is delicate 

 and pleasing, more particularly in the autumn. They ought 

 to occupy a distinguished place in the autumnal rose-gar- 

 den, in clumps or beds, as standards and as pillars. In 

 any and in all situations, they must and will please. To 

 insure a very late autumnal bloom, a collection of dwarf 

 standards, i.e. stems one to two feet in height, should be 

 potted in large pots, and, during summer, watered with 

 manure-water, and some manure kept on the surface. 

 Towards the end of September or the middle of October, 

 if the weather be wet, they may be placed under glass. 

 They will bloom in fine perfection even as late as Novem- 

 ber. . . . 



" It is difficult to point out roses of this family that bear 

 seed freely, except the Common Bourbon ; but Acidalie, 



