56 SOME OF THE BEST HARDY ROSES, 



ground and fasten them to it by wooden pegs or hooks, such as you can 

 obtain at any pile of brush. It is surprising what a quantity of blooms will 

 appear on each shoot, making a superb display; but there is this disadvan- 

 tage, that all the flowers appear nearly at one time, and there is not that 

 succession of blooms that there is on the bush plant. Pegging down must 

 be attended to every spring, preserving and bending down the best wood, 

 and cutting out weak growth. For beds or the outer edges of borders, 

 where tall growth Vould be objectionable, this method can be practised. 



VARIETIES. 



I shall recommend only those which can be grown to the best advantage 

 by the amateur cultivator. 



Alfred Golomb I name first, because I regard it as the peer of any rose. 

 It has a vigorous habit, fine foliage, and it produces carmine-crimson flowers 

 of beautiful form and delightful fragrance. That famous raiser of roses, 

 Lacharme, at Lyons, who rarely, if ever, fails to give us a good rose, origin- 

 ated this one. 



Anne de Diesbach is one of the older roses, which the newer sorts have 

 not yet displaced. It lacks fullness of flower, but its brilliant, carmine shade 

 is.unequaled and renders it one of the most effective roses. 



La France, now classed among the Hybrid Teas, is a rose the beauties 

 of which it is difficult to portray. Possessing in an eminent degree the de- 

 licious fragrance and perpetual-blooming qualities of the Tea Rose, it has 

 also sufficient hardiness to endure severe cold, when it receives a little extra 

 care. It generally produces its choice blooms so abundantly and continu- 

 ously that great injury is done to the plant unless some of its buds are 

 removed. It is a most valuable variety, and should be included in every 

 collection. 



John Hopper, one of the old favorites, has hardly an equal as a rose for 

 general cultivation. It is a model of healthy habit and robust constitution ; 

 its flowers are large, full, of a bright rose-color with carmine center. Among 

 many varieties in my garden, it has given the best results with the least care. 



General Jacqueminot is another old and well known sort. It is hardy 

 and vigorous, and its blooms, though not so well formed as might be desired, 

 are of a brilliant crimson color, which always attracts and pleases. 



Madam Victor Verdier is a most beautiful, finely formed, very fragrant, 

 free-blooming rose, of a carmine-crimson color. 



Comtesse Ce ;ile de Chabrilliant, though not large, is the admiration of 

 all connoisseurs for its symmetrical blooms of a delicate pink shade. 



Marie Baumann; on account of its unequaled beauty, ought to have been 

 placed first on the list. It resembles Alfred Colomb, and is finer, but it is 

 probably not quite so valuable, being less vigorous. Perfect blooms such 

 as it usually yields, possess the highest qualities which could be sought after 

 in a rose, and in competition with other sorts of its class almost invariably 

 take the prize. 



Ghas. Lefebvre is rapidly becoming one of the greatest favorites, Its 

 large, well-formed, reddish-crimson flowers never fail to excite admiration, 

 while its good habit and fine foliage commend it to those who appreciate 

 desirable qualities. 



