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plants are planted in pairs, close to each other ; ac- 

 cident will then often do as much as art in fertilis- 

 ing them; thus the Woodpigeon Rose may be 

 planted with and fertilised by the Tuscany, La 

 Globuleuse with Comte de Murinais, Oriflamme 

 with Assemblage des Beautes, Vesta with Feu 

 Turc, Jean Bart with Princess Victoria, Superb 

 Tuscany with Leopold, La Majestueuse also with 

 the latter. All these roses bear seed, often without 

 being fertilised, but the crop is almost certain if 

 that operation is performed ; and the above unions 

 are likely to produce roses of decided colours and 

 first-rate qualities. 



To raise variegated roses the following, which 

 also bear seed freely, should be selected and planted 

 as before directed : Aglae Adanson with Ana- 

 creon, the Village Maid with Due d'Orleans, 

 Tricolor and Tricolor Pompon also with the 

 Village Maid. This last union would probably 

 produce some pretty striped roses. 



Berlese may also be planted with Seguier, Due 

 d'Orleans with Andre Thouin, and the Leopard 

 Rose with Anacreon: these would most likely 

 give pretty spotted roses. Picotee might be fer- 

 tilised with the Village Maid, and, if seed could be 

 procured, some fine varieties must be the result ; 

 but the central small petals should be removed 

 with a pair of tweezers from the former rose, when 

 its flowers are half expanded, as they are too much 

 crowded to allow it to bear seed. Clear white and 



