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jRoses for Bedding. Roses for the open ground may be 

 planted from the middle of April to the end of September. 

 May is perhaps the best month of all, provided the season is 

 mild and open. Roses are classed into two grand divisions 

 Summer-blooming and Autumn-blooming. By making 

 proper selections the blooming may be kept up from 

 November till May. The following is a list of a few of the 

 best for general purposes : 



List of Hybrid Perpetuals : Abel Carriere, crimson 

 carmine ; Alfred Colomb, fiery red ; A. K. Williams, 

 carmine red ; Beauty of Waltham, cherry crimson ; Captain 

 Christie, delicate flesh colour; Charles Lefevre, bright 

 crimson ; John Hopper, rosy crimson ; La France, silvery 

 white ; Lord Raglan, crimson scarlet. 



Tea Roses : Cheshunt Hybrid, cherry carmine, a good 

 pillar rose ; Devoniensis, creamy white ; Devoniensis, climb- 

 ing ; Glorie de Dijon, fawn ; Madame Falcot, yellow ; Marie 

 Van Houtte, white, tinted with yellow. 



Noisettes : Cloth of Gold, yellow, a good climber ; Celine 

 Forestier, yellow ; Marechal Neil, deep golden colour, a 

 good climber ; Marie Accary, creamy blush. 



Moss Roses : Moss Cristata, pale rose ; White Bath. 



Austrian Briar : Persian Yellow. 



Bourbons : Souvenir de la Malmaison, blush ; Reine 

 Victoria, rose, a good climber ; Model of Perfection, lively 

 pink. 



The best Soil for Roses is a strong loam ; but they may 

 be grown in any soil by the introduction of fertilisers of 

 various kinds. For clay soils take chalk, loam, peat, sand, 

 and stable manure ; for chalky soils, loam, stable manure, 

 and night-soil ; for gravelly, sandy, and peaty soils, loam, 

 clay, and night-soil. All soils should be trenched two feet 

 deep, and drained where necessary before planting. 



Pegging Down. To train Roses for this system the 

 first year's growth must be pruned back to three buds 

 of the previous year's growth. In the Autumn of the 

 following year, fork the bed over and lay on a fresh 

 supply of rotten manure ; then in the Spring, early in 

 September, procure a few hooked pegs, and peg down a 

 sufficient number of the strongest shoots to cover the bed 

 completely, shortening to a few inches from the extremity of 



