ROSES IN" GENERAL CULTIVATION. 25 



passed out of cultivation. It is a native of Eng- 

 land and Scotland, and many varieties have been 

 raised from seed and sent out by Scotch nursery- 

 men, the names of which are quite forgotten, 

 most of them deservedly so. They are of com- 

 pact growth, very hardy, generally 9 leaflets, 

 and produce small flowers very early in the sea- 

 son ; they require but little pruning. The two 

 varieties which are perhaps most grown are two 

 hybrids, Stan well's Perpetual and Souvenir of 

 Henry Clay (raised in America) ; these give a few 

 flowers in autumn in addition to those in spring. 



Part II. — Perpetual or Autumnal Hoses. 



Blooming more than once during the season, 

 many of them continuously from June to ^NTo- 

 vember, or until cut off by the frost. 



Class 1. — Sakmentous, Climbing or Running 

 Roses. 

 All of these will thrive in any ordinary, good 

 garden-soil, that is free from standing water. 

 The more vigorous varieties should have but lit- 

 tle pruning ; generally to thin out branches that 

 crowd the others will be all the knife-work re- 

 quired. 



