J. E. TILTON & CO.'S PUBLICATIONS. 



THE BOOK OF ROSES. 



BY FRANCIS PARKMAN. 



" This work is founded on an experience of many years in the culture of 

 the Rose, and the various processes recommended in it have been practised 

 and tested by the writer. Some of them have been suggested by his ob- 

 servation of the requirements of roses in the climate of the Northern 

 States. As a general rule, writers on the Rose have copied from each other 

 without sufficiently considering that it requires widely different treatment 

 in different countries. Previous books on the subject have been very de- 

 fective in the arrangement of their matter, especially in treating of the 

 different families and classes of roses, leaving the mind of the reader in 

 confusion as to their origin and relationship. The Book of Roses attempts 

 to remedy this defect, and to present a clear view of the various subdivis- 

 ions of the race, with the characteristics of each, and the results of their 

 combinations or intermarriages. The Rose is constantly in process of de- 

 velopment; and any book, written even a few years ago, may now be very 

 far behind the time. The latest new roses down to the present time, and 

 the latest methods of cultivating them, are given in this book." 



The Post says, "Mr. Parkman's style is vivacious, easy, and pleasant; 

 his suggestions clear, practicable, and intelligible; so that all who will may 

 do as he has done. It is equally adapted to the parlor table and as a gar- 

 den companion. It is a substantial addition to our horticultural literature, 

 and a masterpiece of bibliographical art. The type is clear and beautiful, 

 the paper thick and tinted, and the illustrations executed with care and 

 appropriateness." 



" Amateurs will find in this volume all the information necessary in 

 regard to the culture, propagation, and character of the Rose, with ample 



