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conservatory in February, 1866, and in its first 

 season made a growth of 15 feet. In 1867 it again 

 grew with fresh vigor, and two shoots were selected 

 and trained, right and left, upon iron rods, 12 

 inches from the glass. These soon reached the 

 ends of the house, 35 feet in length, and were stop- 

 ped. In 1868-69 the Rose bloomed beautifully; 

 but the year 1870 beheld the climax of its glory in 

 more than 1000 blooms, 700 of which were open 

 and opening simultaneously. This Rose-tree was 

 planted in a rich loam, of which a considerable 

 portion was charred to destroy wire-worm, inter- 

 mixed with rotten manure, road-sand, and oyster- 

 shells. Liquid manure was given, liberally and 

 frequently, to the roots. 



The third Rose of the trio is Climbing Devon- 

 iensis. To this offspring of, or, as we technically 

 term it, '' sport" from, the lovely tea-scented Rose 

 Devoniensis, we may truly say : 



O Matre pulchra 

 Filia pulchrior ! 



for it has all the beauty of the mother — form, 

 complexion, and sweetness — with a much more 

 ample and continuous display of it. One of the 

 first trees of this lovely variety was kindly sent to 

 me by Mr. Curtis, of the Devon Nursery, Torquay, 



