April.] ROSA INDICA. 71 



Souvenir de la Malmaison, pale blush, very large, the Prince 



of Bourbons. 

 Triomph de la Duchere, rosy blush, a rapid grower, fid 



makes an excellent pillar plant. 

 Vicomte de Cussy, rosy crimson. 



There might be several others added to the above, though 

 we consider these the best and most distinct in colour and 

 character. 



ROSA INDICA OR (BENGAL OF THE FRENCH) CHINESE EVER- 

 BLOOMING ROSES. 



Perhaps no Rose has been so universally distributed and 

 industriously cultivated as Rosa indica (common Chinese or 

 daily Rose), and Rosa Semperflorens (crimson or sanguines 

 Rose). It has been a favourite from the cottage to the man- 

 sion, and is truly a floral pionoer. They will almost with- 

 stand every vicissitude of treatment; but will not well survive 

 the winters in the open air, north of this latitude, and even 

 here they require some simple protection with straw, mats, 

 litter, or other dry material during winter. 



They require a very rich, loamy soil, well pulverized, and 

 from fifteen to twenty inches in depth. 



The best season of the year for pruning them is about the 

 first of this month. In doing so, it is not advisable to 

 shorten any of the young shoots, except in cutting off the 

 injured parts, that being the wood most productive of bloom; 

 but where there is old stinted wood, it should be cut out as 

 close to the surface of the ground as the other parts of the 

 bush will permit, with any other of the oldest wood that is 

 too crowded. Dig every season in among their roots a good 

 supply of well-decomposed manure, and stir and hoe them 

 frequently during the summer. The following are very de 

 sirable : 



Abbe Mioland, cupped, dark rosy crimson. 



Agrippina, or Cramoisi Superieur, brilliant crimson, cup form, 



large and finely double. 

 Bengal triumphant, La Superue, Grande et Belle. ThL, 



like many Hue roses, has ita several names, but the 



