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ROSA. 



THE ENGLISH FLOWER GARDEX. 



ROSA. 



hilly shady places. Remove any growths 

 that have been injured by severe frosts 

 during the winter, but beyond that little 

 spring pruning is needful. 



NOISETTES. Owing to some of the 

 most important kinds in this group being 

 often classed with the Teas, even in 

 catalogues which class them as Noisettes, 

 there is much confusion. We therefore 

 omit Roses such as Bouquet d'Or, which 

 we group among the Teas. They bloom 

 long and well in clusters, grow freely, and 

 are fragrant and useful for climbing or 

 pillar Roses. The following are good 

 vars. : Aimee Vibert, Celine Forestier, 

 Cloth of Gold, Cornelia Koch, Desprez a 

 Fleur Jaune, Fellenberg, Grandiflora, 



Madame Zoetmans, York and Lancaster 

 (true). 



THE PROVENCE ROSE or Cabbage 

 Rose. Of this the origin is not known, 

 but growing abundantly in Provence, it 

 has received that name, though the French 

 themselves always call it Rose a Ccnt- 

 Feuilles, " The rosarian should devote a 

 small bed of rich soil, well manured, to 

 the cultivation of this charming flower, 

 growing it on its own roots, and pruning 

 closely. The Double Yellow Provence 

 Rose, of a rich, glowing, buttercup-yellow 

 as to complexion, and prettily cupped as 

 to form, full of petal, but of medium size, 

 has almost disappeared from our gardens, 

 and I have onlv seen it at the Stamford 



Rose Harrisoni. 



Isabella Grey, Jeanne d'Arc, Joseph Ber- 

 nacchi, La Biche, Lamarque, Duchess of 

 Mecklenburg, Madame Carnot, Madame 

 Alfred Carriere, Madame Caroline Kuster, 

 Madame Massot, Ophirie, Solfaterre, 

 Triomphe de Rennes, Unique Jaune. 



THE DAMASK ROSE (Rosa Damascena) 

 is a native of Syria, whence it was brought 

 to Europe about 1270 by Thibault IV., 

 Count of Brie, returning from a crusade 

 in the Holy Land. The Damasks have 

 pale green leaves, green shoots, with 

 numerous spines, are of free growth and 

 hardy ; the flowers are pretty in form, and 

 very fragrant. They need but little 

 pruning. Among the kinds, besides the 

 common one, are La Ville de Bruxelles, 

 Leda, Madame Hardy, Madame Stoltz, 



shows, sent there Irom Burleigh. Al- 

 though common at one time in this 

 country, it seems never to have been 

 happy or acclimatised." DEAN HOLE. 



BOURBON ROSES are among the most 

 useful of garden Roses. They seem 

 somewhat capricious, with the exception 

 of Souvenir de la Malmaison. Among 

 the best kinds are Armosa, Gloire de 

 Rosomanes, Madame Isaac Pereire, 

 Queen, Souvenir de la Malmaison, 

 Empress Eugenie, Kronprinzen Victoria, 

 Madame Baron Veillard, Marquis Bal- 

 baino, Mrs. Bosanquet, President de la 

 Rocheterie. 



ALBA ROSES. The Alba Roses are, 

 from their delicacy of colouring, interest- 

 ing, and thrive under ordinary cultivation. 



