Classification of Garden Roses. 85 



Boursault Roses. 



Where a variety is required that is likely to succeed almost 

 anywhere in town or in country, Inermis Morlettii may be 

 selected. Shorten the tips of the shoots in spring and thin 

 out weak and exhausted wood. 



Chinese or Monthly Roses (Rosa indica and R. semper- 



florens). 



Free-flowering hardy Roses, best grown in a sunny spot. 

 They are excellent for massing in beds ; while the Common 

 type and that known as Old Crimson are often used for 

 making Rose-hedges. All the pruning that they need is a 

 shortening back of the strongest shoots in late spring. Varie- 

 ties to grow are Aurore, Cramoisie Superieure, Comtesse du 

 Cayla, Ducher, Irene Watts, Laurette Messimy, Queen Mab, 

 Red Pet, and White Pet. 



Damask Roses (Rosa damascena). 



Hardy, very fragrant varieties, most satisfactory as 

 bushes, though there are some that lend themselves to wall 

 or pillar cultivation Mrs. O. G. Orpen and Lady Curzon 

 lor example. Other desirable varieties are York and Lan- 

 caster (see illustration, p. 77), Lady Sarah Wilson, Red 

 Damask, and Village Maid. Not much pruning is called 

 for. 



Evergreen Roses (Rosa sempervirens). 



Very hardy Roses for walls, pillars, &c. ; or they may 

 be had as Weeping varieties. Donna Maria, Felicite Per- 

 petue, and Myrianthes Renoncule are excellent, the first 

 especially. Only the tips of long shoots should be removed ; 

 but the weakly ones may be cut out. 



Hybrid Sweetbriars. 



A section that has acquired great popularity is that known 

 as Lord Penzance's Hybrid Sweetbriars. In the " Rosarians' 



