18 ROSES THAT BLOOM IN JUNE. 



pose they will require a portion of manure dug 

 into the ground about their roots every winter. In 

 pruning the wood of several years old should be 

 cut out, only laying in the young shoots their full 

 length ; these shoots can be turned and twisted in 

 any direction ; although it is decidedly best to lay 

 them in straight and equal. 



ROSA BANKSIANA. 



THE LADY BA>KS ROSE. 



WHEN this rose first made its appearance in the 

 time of Sir Joseph Banks, it was hailed with the 

 greatest rapture by every lover of the tribe, and it 

 was instantly complimented with the name of his 

 lady. It is the states south of this where it must 

 be seen to be pronounced the most graceful, luxu- 

 riant, and beautiful of roses ; there it is a perfect 

 evergreen, covering the ends, fronts, and, in some 

 instances, the entire dwellings of many of the 

 inhabitants, who name it the "Evergreen Multi- 

 floral To us, the beauty of the plant is nearly 

 lost, being too tender for planting in the garden, 

 and when grown in the greenhouse, its beauty and 

 luxuriance almost disappear. This thornless rose 



