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sorts, like Dnpetit Thouars, Sir J. Paxton, etc., 

 that will not produce flowers in the fall of the 

 year at all, unless specially pruned and treated. 

 Those which are of moderate growth require rich 

 soil and close pruning ; such are Hermosa, Queen 

 of Bourbons, Souvenir de la Malmaison, and the 

 new Queen of Bedders, all excellent varieties 

 worthy a place in a small collection. The 

 stronger growers need to have less wood re- 

 moved, but must have moderate pruning. The 

 best of them are Apolline, Cornice de Tarn-et- 

 Garonne, Duchesse de Thuringe, Edward Des- 

 f osses, George Peabody, and Malmaison. If these 

 have the shoots moderately cut back so soon as 

 each is through flowering, they will give a suc- 

 cession of flowers from June until cut off by the 

 frost. Souvenir de la Malmaison is the general 

 favorite of this group, but I consider Apolline 

 as the most valuable ; it flowers with the same 

 freedom as Hermosa, when cut back as directed 

 above, and has large cup-shaped blossoms of 

 rosy-carmine that are very attractive. Ko col- 

 lection can be complete with this variety left 

 out. 



The Hybrid Noisette Rose {Rosa Noisettiana 



