172 THE AUTUMNAL ROSE GARDEN. 



abundant. This is undoubtedly the finest crimson 

 Noisette rose known. 



The individuals of this group are so varied in 

 character, that they may be employed as objects 

 of ornament in a variety of ways. I will first give 

 their culture as pillar roses, for which some of them 

 are so finely adapted. Perhaps the most pic- 

 turesque mode of growing pillar roses is to group 

 them in clumps of three, five, seven, or nine, or to 

 any extent in proportion to the size of the ground 

 required to be ornamented. A group of rose pil- 

 lars, on an artificial mound, has a very imposing 

 effect, and in wet situations this will be found the 

 most advantageous mode of growing them. The 

 posts should be made of yellow deal, or larch, or 

 oak, and charred as far as inserted in the ground; 

 they should be from ten to fifteen feet in height, 

 and stout, so that they can be firmly fixed in the 

 ground ; each post ought to be, at least, from nine 

 to twelve inches in circumference. For roses of 

 more humble growth, iron stakes, from six to seven 

 feet in height, will be found more light and 

 elegant in appearance than those of wood, and of 

 course more durable. It must be borne in mind, 

 that pillar roses cannot have too much manure ; 

 therefore, when they are planted, mix plenty with 

 the soil they are planted in, and give them an 

 annual surface dressing. 



As standards, Noisette Hoses require but little 

 culture; the principal care is to be prompt in 



