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beneficial to them, for it is well known to all growers 

 that the Rose is improved by a change of soil, unless 

 it be in those deep alluvial soils that have never been 

 cultivated ; in such the roots run yearly in quest of, 

 and obtain, genial nourishment for any length of time. 

 But in the eastern and northern states, it is absolutely 

 necessary to lift the plants that are budded, and place 

 them under protection. Those grown on their own 

 roots may be well surrounded with dry leaves, which 

 will protect them from the sudden changes of our 

 winter season, in latitudes north of this; and even if 

 their tops be destroyed, they will push vigorously 

 fi-om the roots, and produce their flowers in full per- 

 fection. They should not be allowed to go to seed ; 

 remove the flower stems as soon as they are faded j 

 it increases the reproduction of bloom. 



ke:montaxtes, 



OR HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSE. 



This is a new tribe, that has originated within 

 fifteen years, between the Perpetual and Bourbon 

 Roses, possessing the beauty and fragrance of the 

 former with the growth and foliage of the latter j 



