gardens it is undoubtedly an excellent full dark red Rose, and Rugosa 

 the most fastidious could desire nothing better of its kind, but it Roses 

 is uncertain, and will produce many stunted, brown, and half- 

 formed blooms before a really good one is obtained ; whereas 

 La Rosier e, under the same treatment and conditions (i.e. 

 budded on Briar stock), I have found so much more satisfactory 

 that it can be relied upon to give you a profusion of well- 

 formed flowers, and is of such a strong and accommodating 

 habit that whether carefully and hard pruned, or allowed to 

 grow up and about at will, there is still to be seen a plenty of 

 Roses that are of that lovely dark and velvety red, which calls 

 forth an exclamation of appreciation from all who see them. 

 The above-named Roses are all excellent doers here, and are of 

 strong constitution, and may therefore be said to be the prime 

 favourites of their respective kinds. 



There are two especial Roses which should be in every 

 garden, either one specimen bush of each or, where it is 

 possible, a hedge, according to the space available. They are 

 the two gems arrived at by crossing with Rugosas, and although 

 they may be well known to many people, their names must be 

 impressed upon all who have the blessed opportunity of growing 

 roses Conrad Ferdinand Meyer and Madame Georges Bruand. 

 What can be more vigorous, more beautiful, or more sweet. 

 The former is a large, full, round, silvery pink, the scent from 

 which will, when cut, pervade the whole room the real old 

 rose perfume ; and the latter is a loose, white Rose, exceedingly 

 floriferous, and having a scent quite different, but very sweet. 

 A hedge of these two Roses planted, not alternately, which 

 would become patchy, but mixed together in no set order, will 

 take perhaps three years to grow into a fine thick and lovely 



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