RAISING VARIETIES FROM SEED. 25 



inches in length ; the weak shoots cut down to two 

 or three buds. This is the pruning required by 

 the Alba, Damask, and Hybrid Provence roses. 



Raising Varieties from Seed. 



To raise French roses from seed, they should 

 be planted in a warm, dry border, sloping to the 

 south, in an open, airy situation the shade of 

 trees is very pernicious to seed-bearing roses. 

 The following kinds* may be selected, as they 

 bear seed freely : The Tuscany rose, a very 

 old variety, with rich, deep crimson, semi-double 

 flowers; also Ohl and Latour d'Auvergne. The 

 two latter should have their flowers fertilised with 

 the pollen of the Tuscany Rose, and some fine 

 crimson roses will probably be raised. The 

 Village Maid and CEillet Parfait are the most 

 eligible to raise striped roses from ; if their 

 flowers are deficient in pollen, they should be 

 fertilised with those of Eosa mundi. 



THE HYBRID PROVENCE ROSE. 



(ROSA CENTIFOLIA HTBRIDA.) 



THESE beautiful roses are exactly intermediate 

 between the French and the Provence Rose, 



* Some of the roses recommended for seed-bearing are old 

 varieties, which may be procured from any rose nursery. 



