28 ROSES THAT BLOOM IN JUNE. 



blush, fading to nearly white, produces a profusion 

 of very compact and perfectly double flowers in 

 clusters of six to twelve. 



Beauty of the Prairies, Queen-of the Prairies, 

 or Madam Caradori Allan, or Mr. Feast's No. 1, is 

 certainly the best of the group, having very large 

 rose-coloured flowers three inches in diameter, fre- 

 quently showing a stripe of white in the centre of 

 each petal. They are produced in clusters, in which 

 they always appear cup-shaped, and stand for seve- 

 ral days without being affected by our scorching 

 sun. Its foliage is very large, of a dark green, 

 wood strong and of luxuriant growth ; its bloom- 

 ing succeeds to that of the Garden or June Rose, 

 and is the link connecting its congeners with that 

 family. Pallida, very pale blush, nearly white, 

 perfectly double ; this rose appears to bloom finest 

 when lying on the ground; in such a position it 

 forms a solid mass of flowers and pale green 

 foliage. Perpetual Michigan, very double, rosy 

 purple flower, quite flat; this variety is said to 

 bloom in the autumn. I have grown it two years, 

 but it has not shown that tendency with me ; but I 

 have no doubt that old well established plants will 

 be found to give freely a secondary bloom. Su- 

 perba appears to be the best of the pale varieties, 

 is of very perfect cup-shape, blooming in fine 

 clusters, and though very similar to Pallida, is 



