126 THE BOURBON ROSE. 



during summer watered with manure water and 

 some manure kept on the surface; towards the 

 end of September or the middle of October, if the 

 weather be wet, they may be placed under glass : 

 they will bloom in fine perfection even as late 

 as November. 



Pruning. 



These roses require but little pruning : towards 

 the end of March or beginning of April their 

 shoots may be thinned, those that have been killed 

 by the winter removed, and long shoots shortened 

 to within four or five buds. In summer, the ends 

 of the long vigorous shoots that are often made 

 by Pillar Bourbons when cultivated as standards, 

 should be pinched off, so as to make them break 

 into numerous blooming shoots. 



Raising Varieties from Seed. 



It is difficult to point out roses of this family 

 that bear seed freely, except the Common 

 Bourbon ; but Acidalie, planted against a south 

 wall, would probably give some seed ; its flowers 

 might be fertilised with the pollen of the Tea- 

 scented Rose Pactolus. Bouquet de Flore may 

 be planted against a south wall, with Menoux, 

 with which it should be carefully fertilised: 

 some interesting varieties may be expected from 

 seed thus produced. Queen of the Bourbons, 

 planted with the Yellow China Rose, might 



