90 ROSES THAT BLOOM THE WHOLE SEASON. 



moved in the spring, after the frost is entirely out 

 of the ground. In the south they require nothing 

 but pruning to keep them within bounds, and if 

 the ground is sandy or poor they must have a 

 regular annual dressing about their roots with very 

 old manure, or some enriching matter. Among 

 the many the following will embrace the best and 

 most distinct. The flowers vary much in size, from 

 one to four inches ; I will consider that two inches 

 is the medium size, fllba is a pure white, of small 

 size, but blooms most profusely ; it never exceeds 

 three feet in height, and makes a beautiful dwarf 

 bush, requiring very little support. *fllzand, pale 

 pink, very double, with fine large petals, fragrant, 

 and of medium growth, ^limee Fiber t, or Nevia, 

 is a beautiful pure white, perfect in form, a profuse 

 bloomer, but though quite hardy does not grow 

 freely with us ; however, when budded on a strong 

 stock it makes a magnificent standard, and blooms 

 with a profusion not surpassed by any ; this very 

 exquisite variety was grown from seed of a rose 

 that blooms only once in the season (Sempervirens 

 Pleno) by J. P. Vibert, of Lonjeameaux, near Paris, 

 who has grown many very superb roses from seed. 

 When I visited him, in 1839, whilst discoursing 

 upon roses, he directed my attention with great 

 enthusiasm to this plant, and said, " Celle ci est si 

 belle, que Je lui ai donne le nom de ma fille cherie 



