ROSES— CHOICE OR VARIETIES AND WINTER CARE. 



deceptive \ this defect can be much 

 more easily described than the form or 

 habit of growth of a plant, the latter 

 being far more essential to success than 

 high colored illustrations which often 

 cause disappointment and failure. The 

 pamphlet recently issued by the Central 

 Experimental Farm, Ottawa, and which 

 was mentioned in the October number 



of the Horticulturist, is a valuable 

 paper, giving as it does reliable informa- 

 tion in many ways as to the growth and 

 hardiness of a large numher of trees 

 and shrubs, being of especial value to 

 localities where the winters are pro- 

 longed and severe. 



Wm. Hunt. 

 Before Hamilton Horticultural Society. 



ROSES— CHOICE OF VARIETIES, AND WINTER 



CARE. 



" Tea " or Everblooming Monthlies. 



DT must be distinctly understood that 

 this variety is very tender, requir- 

 ing, probably, a little more care 

 and attention than the amateur 

 feels disposed to bestow upon them ; 

 although they will amply repay for the 

 time and the labor that is necessary for 

 their protection through the winter 

 months. 



The following varieties I have grown 

 and wintered out-doors : " Catharine 

 Mermet," " Madam Cochet," " Jean 

 Ducher," " Marie Van Houtte," " Mad- 

 ame Lambard." 



If any readers of this Journal are 

 desirous of cultivating the " Tea " rose, 

 and will adopt the following method of 

 planting and protecting, I venture to 

 say they will be well rewarded. 



In the first place, secure good, strong 

 two-year-old plants (I prefer budded 

 stock), select a sheltered situation facing 

 south, and in planting, see that the bud 

 (or the place where the bud is inserted 

 in the Manetti stock) is about three 

 inches under the ground. If any prun- 

 ing is required, do it sparingly. Towards 

 the end of November, or as soon as 

 winter sets in, tie up the bush to a 

 stake and bank up the roots with cow 

 manure and leaves ; take a nail-keg, 

 knock out the bottom, and bore three 

 or four holes in the side, about midway, 



for ventilation ; place it so that the bush 

 is in the centre and fill in thoroughly 

 with dried leaves. Do not pack too 

 tightly, or mildew will follow ; let the 

 stake project above the keg from four 

 to six inches, and this will act as a cen- 

 tre pole. Then take a piece of factory, 

 or anything of that nature, cover the 

 keg so as to assume the shape of a 

 military tent, and tack the factory (or 

 whatever is used) to the top edge of 

 the keg, so as to be thoroughly water- 

 proof. 



It must be thoroughly understood 

 that the secret of protecting "Tea" 

 roses is to keep them dry, especially 

 towards spring. Another point, which 

 cannot be too strongly emphasized, is 

 this : it is the warm days and freezing 

 nights in the spring that prove so disas- 

 trous to the rose ; hence the necessity 

 of keeping them covered until all ap- 

 pearance of frost is gone. 



In the list of dark Hybrids, which 

 you kindly published last month, I 

 omitted to mention " Pierre Notting " 

 and "Alfred Colomb." Although old 

 roses, for color and fragrance I doubt 

 very much whether any rose of recent 

 production is superior to the above 

 named. 



J. G. Jackson. 

 Port Hope. 



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