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JLni. Mrs. Aahleij, waxy peach, tipped and decked witli rose. 



JV/7 Drspcrnndum, vivid scarlet. 



Jeancfte, carmine tipped witli white. 



MisK Wcijland, amber edged wiih scarlet and tipped wliite. 



Duke of Cambvid^c, silvery lilac. 



BeauUj of Fkiladc/pliia, yellow tipped with rose. 



Beaulij of England, white edged with crimson. 



FJiifadAphia, white spotted with purple. 



Ralnbnm, yellow edged with purple. 



Miss Percivaf pure white. 



Argo, pure yellow. 



Otliello, dark maroon. 



Scarlet Gem, scarlet. 



ROSES. 



"Plant out all everbloominor roses in spring; those tliat bloom 

 once a year should be pl.inted out in fall. Dig out large holes 

 eighteen inches deep, and mix the earth with one third oi' its size 

 of very short manure, or black iRould from the woods. Fill up 

 the holes to nine inches deep, plac^ the plants in them in a way 

 that all their roots will lay out in their natural positions; fdl up 

 the holes and tramp the earth firm about their roots." 



"A rose left to nature would-soon become a confusion of shoots 

 — the flowers would be few, small, and single. The finest flowers 

 are produces on young shoots, of the previous year's growth. So 

 all shoots over two years old, should be cut out every spring. If 

 the plant is a bush, prune it in a neat and symmetrical manner; 

 if it covers a fence, pillar, arbour. Sec, train up the young shoots 

 where the old ones were: but do not cross one shoot over another. 

 The shoots on a fence or building should be four inches apart." 



"Late in the fall, get a strong stick as long as the height of the 

 rose, drive it tirraly in close to its side, tie up all th'3 branches of 

 the rose around it; then cover it with long straw, beginning at 

 the bottom; place the straw in a standing manner around it, and 

 tie neatly up with twine. If more than one length of straw is 

 needed, let the upper tiers lap over the lower — so as to carry ofl' 

 the rains and melting snows." 



"The v/inter covering should never be removed until the frost 

 is entirely out of the ground, and not until after March. A wet 

 or cloudy day should be taken for the removal. The frosts get 

 through the straw and into the shoots of the rose, and it takes as 

 long to draw it out of them as out of the ground. If they were 

 uncovered while the frost was in the shoots, they would likely 

 all die." 



Growing Roses in Pols. — "Get sods three inches thick from an 

 old pasture, lay it in a heap, and turn it over two or three times 

 in a year, breaking it fine every time it is turned over. Three 

 parts of this, one part of very short well-rotted manure, and one 

 part of sharp sand, mixed well together, are an excellent com- 



