Publisher's 

 Preface. 



SINCE the last edition of this popular manual was issued 

 its venerable author has passed away. For some time prior 

 to that untoward event, however, the cultivation of the 

 Rose had advanced by leaps and bounds, and it was realised 

 that a revised edition was required. It was hoped that 

 the task of producing this would have devolved upon him 

 who had done so much towards bringing the Rose to the 

 state of perfection which it now enjoys. This, however, 

 was not to be, for increasing years, with their attendant 

 infirmities, prevented the reverend gentleman from under- 

 taking a task for which, alike from his practical acquaint- 

 ance with the subject and from the office he filled in 

 connection with the National Rose Society (of which he was 

 the founder), he was so eminently qualified. 



It was, therefore, necessary to seek other assistance, 

 with the result that the work has been undertaken by a 

 gentleman of large experience as a practical and successful 

 Rose-grower, and one who has paid an unusual amount of 

 attention to the diseases and insects that afflict the Rose. 

 Still, every respect has been paid to the sound teachings of the 

 author whose name is perpetuated by the work, and wherever 

 possible they have been retained. Such being the case, it 

 is hoped that the manual, in its new form, will appeal to 

 an even wider section of the garden-loving public than its 

 much-appreciated predecessor. 



