ROSES FOR EXHIBITION. 229 



Rubens, T. 

 Senatet^r Vaisse. 

 Sir Garnet Wolseley. 

 Souvenir d'' Elise, T. 

 Souvenir de la Malmaison, B. 

 Souvenir d^un Ami, T. 

 Souvenir de Spa. 



Star of Waltham. 

 Sultan of Zanzibar. 

 Thomas Mills. 

 Vicomte Vigier. 

 Victor Verdicr, 

 Villaret de Joyeuse. 

 Xavier Olibo.* 



In ordering these Rose-trees, which will cost, 

 many of them being new, about £%,** I advise the 

 amateur to ask for dwarfs or for low standards. 

 The height which I prefer for the latter is about 

 2 feet from the ground to the budded Rose, be- 

 cause these lesser trees escape the fury of the wind, 

 requiring no stakes to support them after their first 

 year ; because they are more conveniently manipu- 

 lated than either dwarfs or giants ; and because 

 their complete beauty presents itself pleasantly to 

 our eyes, without bringing us down on our knees, 

 or requiring us to stand a-tiptoe : but on the 

 whole I like dwarfs the best. They should be 

 planted in November, just deep enough to have a 

 firm hold upon the soil ; and the surface round 

 them should be covered with a stratum of manure, 

 both to protect and enrich the roots. Should they 



* For the best 12, 24, 36, and 48 Show Roses, see Appendix 

 No II. 



** I allow £$ for 100 older varieties, the price usually charged by 

 nurserymen being, for dwarf Standards, is. each ; and ^3 for the 

 newer varieties and Teas — 30 at 2s. each. 



