124 THE BOURBON ROSE. 



There are a few Bourbon Roses, of remarkably 

 vigorous habits, scarcely adapted for planting in 

 beds, as are all those above described, such are 

 Apolline, of a beautiful and glossy rose colour ; 

 Louise Odier, almost equal to Coupe d'Hebe in 

 the shape of its bright rose-coloured flowers; 

 Paxton, a vigorous grower, with flowers of the 

 same colour; Imperatrice Eugenie, with large 

 rose-coloured flowers; and Souvenir de la Mal- 

 maison, all vigorous-growing roses, and amongst 

 the finest for pillar roses. They will require the 

 treatment recommended for summer pillar roses 

 in p. 35. For light soils, these Bourbon pillar 

 roses should be budded on the Manetti Rose. For 

 deep rich soils they will do very well on their 

 own roots, or budded on dwarf stocks of the Dog 

 Rose. 



Culture. 



All the varieties noticed in the foregoing pages 

 as of moderate growth, form beautiful bushes on 

 their own roots, or budded on the Manetti or 

 Celine stocks ; they are also very beautiful as 

 dwarf standards, i.e. on stems from eighteen 

 inches to two feet in height, on the Dog Rose, 

 and also, as low standards, on stems from three to 

 three and a half feet in height ; they cannot be 

 cultivated with success on very tall stems ; even 

 as low standards, they require high culture. The 

 Pillar Bourbon Roses may be cultivated as tall 



