156 EOSES THAT BLOO.AI THE WHOLE SEASON. 



PERPETUAL DAMASK ROSES. 



Tv,'ENTY-FivE ycars ago, this division of the Kose 

 was known only to a veiT limited extent, not going 

 beyond the old JMonllihj Damask and the Portland — 

 the t\pes of the group, which in that short period 

 have become so extensive, and varied in colour and 

 character, that the parentage of many is difficult to 

 point out. But unfortunately there are those that 

 pass for perpetualy which, with all our art, we cannot 

 cause to produce even a second blooming in the sea- 

 son, except by demolishing all the buds they form in 

 June to make them flower in September. Many of 

 them have another feature of obstinacy, and this is, 

 that in rooting by layers, they nearly all t; ke two 

 years lo form rootlets; we have, in consequence, 

 either to graft or bud them on other roses at any 

 desired height. Several of them were brought into 

 notice before the famous Bourbon Roses, and were 

 looked upon as the ne pins ultra of the Kosary. The 

 perfection and beauty of many of their flowers can- 

 not be denied, and their stiffness of habit is not 

 unpleasant when properly placed. The best form 

 to glow them is on standards, from six inches to 



