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This keeps the extreme heat of the sun from pe- 

 netrating to their roots ; and as they are abun- 

 dantly watered in hot weather, it also prevents 

 that rapid evaporation which would otherwise take 

 place, so often rendering watering useless. This 

 practice is, after all, only imitating nature, for the 

 Dog Kose, upon which all the fine varieties are 

 grafted, grows naturally in woods and shady 

 places ; consequently, it is impatient of exposure 

 in hot, dry soils and situations. 



For rose beds on lawns the roses of this division 

 are finely adapted, as they form such a mass of 

 foliage and flowers. They may also be formed 

 into a regular bank, rising gradually from the 

 edge, by having dwarfs of different heights, and 

 " petites tiges," or dwarf standards, in the back- 

 ground. They bloom remarkably fine on these 

 little stems, and as the stem is protected from the 

 sun by the branches of the plant, it increases in 

 thickness much faster than when taller; tall stems, 

 owing to exposure, are apt to become bark-bound 

 and unhealthy, increasing but slowly in girth, and 

 often requiring support. To have hybrid China 

 roses in perfection as pillar roses, they require 

 attention, and a superabundance of manure ; but 

 they will amply repay it, for a column twelve to 

 twenty feet high, covered with such roses as 

 Brennus, Blairii, Belle Parabere, Coccinea su- 

 perba, Fulgens, Fimbriata, General Lamarque, 

 George the Fourth, King of Roses, Petit Pierre, 

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