Vlll CONTENTS. 



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THE BOURBON ROSE . . . .119 



THE CHINA ROSE ..... 127 

 THE TEA-SCENTED CHINA ROSE . . .131 



THE MINIATURE ROSE .... 144 



THE NOISETTE ROSE .... 146 



THE MUSK ROSE . . . . .152 



THE MACARTNEY ROSE . . . .155 



ROSA MICROPHYLLA . . . .158 



PART III. 



GENERAL CULTURE AND PROPAGATION 

 OF ROSES. 



TREATMENT OF THE SEED, SOWING, ETC. . .159 



PROPAGATION OF SUMMER ROSES . . .165 



PROPAGATION OF SUMMER ROSES BY CUTTINGS . 167 



PROPAGATION BY BUDDING . . .169 



PROPAGATION BY GRAFTING . . .172 



PROPAGATION OF AUTUMNAL ROSES . . 177 



SPRING AND SUMMER GRAFTING OF AUTUMNAL ROSES 179 

 DIRECTIONS FOR FORCING ROSES . . .182 



CULTIVATION OF ROSES IN POTS FOR THE GREEN- 

 HOUSE . . .* . . 186 

 CULTIVATION OF SUMMER ROSES IN POTS . .189 

 CULTURE OF ROSES IN POTS FOR EXHIBITION . 193 

 ACCELERATING THE GROWTH OF ROSES IN POTS . 199 

 STOCKS FOR ROSES .... 201 



PLANTING ..... 206 



SOILS ... . 208 



SURFACE-DRESSING . . . .210 



INSECTS ...... 211 



DISEASES . . . . .215 



HOW TO HAVE ROSES IN NOVEMBER . .218 



LATE-BLOOMING ROSES . . . .221 



CHRISTMAS ROSES .... 223 



WILDERNESS ROSES . . . .226 



EARLY SPRING ROSES . . . .227 



A VERY OLD ROSE-TREE . . .228 



ABRIDGED LIST OF ROSES . . . 232 



INDEX 235 



