ROSES THAT BLOOM IX JUNE. 57 



was the first of the fine double striped roses, and 

 has been cultivated and sold under these three 

 names ; the flowers are perfectly double, and very 

 like a fine Bizzare Carnation, having stripes of deep 

 rose, pink, and white, regularly over the petals, from 

 the base to the apex. 



There have been introduced this season from 

 France, several other roses of the striped kind, but 

 they have not bloomed to enable us to give a de- 

 scription of them, and the characters generally 

 received with them are so extravagant (as well as 

 the prices) that they require to be seen in bloom 

 before they are served up to the better taste of our 

 American rose fanciers. 



From the above it will be seen that this class of 

 roses are rapidly multiplying, and with persever- 

 ance and attention we may raise as fine kinds in 

 this country as they do in France ; for they appear 

 to seed in great abundance. The variegated varie- 

 ties do not make such strong wood, generally speak- 

 ing, as those of uniform colours, and we find that 

 in strong and rich soils much of the diversity is 

 lost ; it is therefore advisable to keep them in 

 moderate soils inclining to a sandy nature, and 

 their characters will be brightened and rendered 

 more permanent, refreshing the soil every alternate 

 year with manure or rich compost. The following 

 sorts seed freely, arid can be impregnated with any 



