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PBACTICAL FLORICULTURE. 



CHAPTER XV. 



CULTURE OF THE ROSE. 



In the limited space that can be afforded to Roses in the 

 present work, the account must of necessity be condensed. 

 Those who wish fuller details are referred to works especial- 

 ly devoted to Rose culture. Amongst the writers on the 

 Rose, are Buist, Parsons, and Parkman, practical horti- 

 culturists, all of whom have treated the subject in a clear 

 and comprehensive manner. A botanical classification of 

 varieties would be useless for our present purpose, but we 

 will endeavor to make our readers comprehend the lead- 

 ing features of the Garden Classification of the Rose. 

 Roses may be classified under three general heads : 



First. Those that bloom only once in the season, em- 

 bracing the Hybrid China, Provence, Sweet and Austrian 



