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freely in November and December ; their fragrance 

 is then delightful. Triomphe des Beaux Arts and 

 Oriflamme de St. Louis, of the same parentages 

 are also charming winter roses, to which we may 

 add our old favourite General Jacqueminot, which, 

 under the same management, will bloom very 

 nicely. In addition to this valuable quality, I 

 had almost forgotten to add that the flowers of 

 these free-blooming and not very double roses, 

 although almost odourless under the bright sun 

 of June, in winter exhale a delicate and agreeable 

 perfume. 



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FOR this idea I am indebted to Professor Owen, 

 who, wishing to ornament a wild part of his 

 ground, full of thorns, grass, and weeds, adopted 

 the following plan, which, I am inclined to think, 

 is quite worthy of record. 



Large sewer tubes, rejected on account of flaws 

 in the enamel-lining, were sunk vertically in the 

 pure gravelly soil to within an inch or so of the 

 surface, and filled in with loam and manure, and 

 a rose planted in the centre of each. The soil in 

 the tube was kept free from weeds, and the running 

 grass, and other weeds outside were prevented 

 making their way into such good quarters. To 

 give the roses extra vigour, some manure water was 



