ON ROSES 323 



grace. The single red and white pillar Rose Hiawatha 

 makes a charming standard. Of the older Roses, Caro- 

 line Testout, General Jacqueminot, La France, Maman 

 Cochet, Mrs. John Laing, Mrs. R. G. Sharman Crawford, 

 Charles Lawson, and white Maman Cochet may be 

 mentioned as making good standards. 



ROSES FOR INDOOR CULTURE. 



The owner of a conservatory often likes to grow 

 Roses under glass for the sake of early bloom, and 

 the following are good varieties (those marked (/) may 

 be grown in pots, and those marked (c) planted out 

 for climbing) : Anna Ollivier (/), Bridesmaid (/), Captain 

 Hayward (/), Caroline Testout (/), Climbing Niphetos 

 (c) y Climbing Perle des Jardins (c), La France (/>), 

 Liberty (/), Madame Lambard (/), Mare*chal Niel (c), 

 Mrs. John Laing (/), Mrs. Sharman Crawford (/), 

 Niphetos (/), Souvenir de S. A. Prince (/), Souvenir 

 d'un Ami (/), The Bride (/), Ulrich Brunner (/), and 

 White Maman Cochet (/). 



The most important items in Rose culture may be 

 dealt with under the following heads : 



Soils and Manures. Exhibiting. 



Planting. Under Glass. 



Pruning. Insects and Diseases. 



Propagation. Calendar for the year. 

 Material for arches, pillars, 

 pergolas, &c. 



Soils and Manures. If there is one fact about Roses 

 more strongly established than another, it is that they 

 love a substantial soil, such as heavy loam or clay, and 

 that they luxuriate in rich manure coarse fare for 



