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larly if they are on their own roots), because it is from 

 the new shoots that the best flowers are produced. The 

 greatest fault of this class is that they are not perpetual, as 

 their name indicates. They bloom at the usual time of 

 other roses in spring, and then occasionally give a few 

 flowers during the summer. To make them bloom with 

 any degree of certainty through the season, they must be 

 severely pruned after the flowers are gone, and the soil 

 made so rich that there will be a constant succession of 

 young shoots. A moderately tenacious soil with a liberal 

 application of well-decomposed manure are the requisites 

 for producing the best results in Rose cultui-e. 



Among the very latest novelties in this class of Roses 

 are the three following, introduced from France, by C. 

 Raoux, importer, 42 Cedar Street, New York : 



Adrlen Marx. — Flowers, very large, often nearly five 

 inches in diameter, 'very full and double, of good shape, 

 and of a bright cherry red. 



Clemence Raoux. — A seedling from that old and superb 

 rose La Reine. Flowers, four to five inches in diameter, of 

 good form. Color, a peculiar shaded salmon. A vigorous 

 grower, and promises to be an abundant bloomer. 



Madame Martin de Besse. — Flowers, three to four 

 inches in diameter, very full cupped. Color white, shaded 

 with pink. A vigorous grower. 



There are several other new and promising varieties an- 

 nounced by the various European rose-growers, which will 

 probably be tested in American gardens another season. 



Considerable attention of late has been given to what 

 are usually termed tender Roses, such as the Noisettes, 



