CHAPTER XXI 



FIRST WEEK IN JUNE 



JUNE is the month of roses, and even the hedgerows are 

 now wreathed with eglantine, the sweet wild rose which 

 blooms for those who have no time or space to give to 

 the cultivation of the queen of flowers. 



Amongst the newer roses, Etoile de France, a hybrid of 

 M. Pernet-Duchet's, is conspicuous for size, colour, and 

 vigorous habit, three points which are not always to be 

 found combined in one flower. It is in a vivid cherry 

 colour, velvet -like as it shades into crimson, with hand- 

 some cup-shaped centre, opening freely and perfectly. 

 Another beautiful newcomer is Mrs. A. Byass, a decorative 

 tea rose, in shaded crimson, which promises to become a 

 general favourite in the garden ; and Earl of Warwick, a rose 

 in rich salmon-pink, with a brilliant carmine centre, a full 

 and well-shaped flower of very distinct character, with a 

 vigorous habit of growth. 



Mrs. W. J. Grant, a large flower in rich pink, is a strong 

 grower, too, with a floriferous habit ; Muriel, a dark salmon- 

 red rose, is remarkably good ; and Irish Pride is in " high 

 art " tones of vieux-rose and old gold, a distinct and beauti- 

 ful flower. A rose which is very popular in America, but 

 little known in Britain, is called Ivory, from the creamy hue 

 of its petals ; and England's Glory is a fine pink rose, raised 

 by Messrs. Wood, which is excellent in every respect. Lady 

 Roberts is in metallic red and copper shades, a wonderful 

 tint, difficult to describe ; and Comtesse du Cayla is in rich 

 tones of nasturtium red and gold, with plenty of fragrance. 



Many older favourites are still amongst the best of all 



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