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Fortunately, the Rose is not confined to 

 summer, though the class known as "sum- 

 mer" roses is indeed fleeting. But many of 

 the hybrid-remontants, which include a large 

 number of the loveliest and most fragrant 

 kinds, disburse a second autumnal bloom; 

 while in the open air and under glass com- 

 bined, the Rose in some of its multifarious 

 forms may be said to bloom the year round. 

 Essentially it is the flower of the year, as 

 well as the flower of the poets. 



Not every one can afford a greenhouse in 

 which to grow flowers during winter; very 

 many, on the other hand, may enjoy their 

 culture in the open air. No garden, it goes 

 without saying, however beautiful and how- 

 ever rich its assortment of hardy shrubs and 

 flowers, is complete without its June rosary. 

 Like the majority of flowers and most things 

 that are worth the having, the Rose, as the 

 guerdon of its beauty, demands attention and 

 loving care. Left to itself, enemies and 

 scourges innumerable, from the first opening 

 leaf to the last withered petal, come to prey 

 upon it ; not only marring its beauty but im- 

 pairing its vitality. The rose-chafer, green- 

 fly, leaf-roller, and rose-slug, to say nothing 

 of mildew and the red-spider, are still as 

 abundant as ever and require the same vig- 



