32 THE SUMMER ROSE GARDEN. 



rain had given rise to discolouration, but some are 

 very distinct and pretty. 



Most of the varieties of Kosa gallica are robust 

 and hardy, and flourish equally as bushes on their 

 own roots, grafted or budded on short stems, or as 

 standards; but they cannot be recommended for 

 tall standards, as their growth is too compact to 

 be graceful. To grow them fine for exhibition as 

 single blooms, or " show-roses," the clusters of 

 buds should be thinned early in June, taking at 

 least two-thirds from each; manure should also 

 be laid round their stems on the surface, and ma- 

 nured water given to them plentifully in dry 

 weather. With this description of culture, these 

 roses will much surpass any thing we have yet 

 seen in this country. To prolong their season of 

 blooming, two plants of each variety should be 

 planted ; one plant to be pruned in October, and 

 the other in May. These will be found to give a 

 regular succession of flowers. In winter pruning, 

 shorten the strong shoots to within six or eight 

 buds of the bottom ; those that are weak cut 

 down to two or three buds. 



To raise self-coloured 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-bear- 

 ing roses ; and, in planting roses for the purpose of 

 bearing seed, it must be borne in mind that it 

 will give great facility to their management if the 



