THE AUTUMNAL EOSE GARDEN. 125 



South of France. The attractive descriptions of 

 this new rose are qualified with the word " in- 

 constant." 



As the culture of this class of roses is at pre- 

 ; sent but imperfectly understood, I shall give the 

 result of my experience as to their cultivation, 

 with suggestions to be acted upon according to 

 circumstances. One peculiar feature they nearly 

 all possess a reluctance to root when layered ; 

 consequently, Perpetual Roses, on their own roots, 

 will always be scarce : when it is possible to pro- 

 cure them, they will be found to nourish much 

 better on dry poor soils than when grafted, as 

 at present. Perpetual Roses require a super- 

 abundant quantity of food : it is therefore per- 

 fectly ridiculous to plant them on dry lawns, to 

 suffer the grass to grow close up to their stems, 

 and not to give them a particle of manure for 

 years. Under these circumstances, the best va- 

 rieties, even the Rose du Roi, will scarcely ever 

 give a second series of flowers. To remedy the 

 inimical nature of dry soils to this class of roses, 

 an annual application of manure on the surface of 

 the soil is quite necessary. The ground must 

 not be dug, but lightly pricked over with a fork 

 in November; after which, some manure must 

 be laid on, about two or three inches in depth, 

 which ought not to be disturbed, except to clean 

 with the hoe and rake, till the following autumn. 

 This, in some situations, in the spring months, 



