THE 



ROSE GARDEN 



IN TWO DIVISIONS. 



DIVISION I. 



Embracing the History and Poetry of the Rose, the Formation of the Rosarium, and a 



Detailed Account of the Various Practices adopted in the Successful Cultivation 



of this Popular Flower ; Illustrated with numerous Engravings. 



DIVISION II. 



Containing an Arrangement, in Natural Groups, of the most esteemed varieties of Roses 



recognised and cultivated in the various Rose Gardens, English and Foreign; with 



full Descriptions and Remarks on their Origin and Mode of Culture ; 



illustrated with Twenty-one Full Page Engravings 



of representative varieties. 



BY 



WILLIAM PAUL, F.L.S., &c. 



FOUNDER OF THE ROYAL NURSERIES, WALTHAM CROSS. 



H 2o.7r0w roO pddov ep, Kal crre^avoi avrt> det ran. eyKtafjdy ras Ka\as riuv wapOevwv ticelvtf) 6/J.oiovffa. 

 ' SAPPHO LOVES THE ROSE, AND BESTOWS UPON IT ALWAYS SOME DISTINGUISHED PRAISE : SHE LIKENS IT 



TO THE MOST BEAUTIFUL OF MAIDENS." PhilostratuS, Ep. 73. 



TENTH EDITION. 



LONDON: 

 SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, HAMILTON, KENT & CO., 



4 STATIONERS' HALL COURT. 



AND TO BE HAD OF WM. PAUL & SON, WALTHAM CROSS, HERTS. 



1903. 



