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and continues in bloom till late autumn. It will make a good 

 forcing rose, and an excellent variety for the garden. 



Sir Rowland Hill (Robert Mack & Son, 1877). This is called 

 the darkest rose ever raised of exhibition size ; color rich clarety 

 crimson. It was awarded the gold medal of the National Rose 

 Society at Edinburgh, last summer. 



Victor Hugo (Schwartz, 1884). Brilliant crimson, shaded 

 darker ; of medium size ; a striking flower. The plant is a good 

 grower, with thorn}- wood, in the way of Abel Carri^re. 



Tea Boses. 



A bed of Tea Roses should accompany the Hybrid Perpetuals 

 in every garden, for the purpose of prolonging the blooming term, 

 as the Teas are the only true perpetuals. They should be planted 

 in beds in a rather dry position, somewhat shaded from the strong 

 sun, and in regular rows so that the plants can be covered with 

 soil and leaves or litter for winter protection, * and ihey will well 

 repay the trouble by a magniflcent display of flowers, coming into 

 bloom quite earl}-, and continuing until late in the autumn. I 

 have grown Devoniensis, (one of the most tender of this class) 

 for five or six years in the same position, and the plants have 

 gradually increased in size from year to j^ear. We cut Devonien- 

 sis and Gloire de Dijon roses on the 5th of June last summer. 

 The latter is one of the hardiest varieties of this class for bedding 

 purposes. Sunset is also an admirable variety for this purpose, 

 also Souvenir d'un Ami ; another is Homer, a little gem and 

 quite sturdy in constitution. Marie Van Houtte is an admirable 

 rose ; Perle des Jardins, Mme. Lambard, Mme. Berard, and Papa 

 Gontier are also fine. 



We must bear in mind that it is in this class that we find our 

 yellow roses, in which Hybrid Perpetuals or Remontants are 

 lacking. When Gloire Lyonnaise was sent out in 1884, as a 

 yellow hybrid, it was hailed with eagerness as the missing color 

 in that class, but alas ! it was a fraud. It is an exceedingly pretty 

 rose, of a pale lemon color with tea fragrance. Some of the 

 Noisettes should be included in a bed of Teas, such as Celine 



* I should here add a word of caution; in placing the soil and leaves about the 

 plant, it should be an alternate layer of soil and leaves. These freeze together and 

 make a solid barrier against the inroads of moles or mice. 



