86 The Rose Garden. 



climate with the " Riviera " roses. Further, never have I seen the individual flowers 

 gifted with the freshness and bewitching beauty they derive from the cooler and 

 moister climate of our " island home." 



Ever-blooming Roses may be advantageously introduced into the system of 

 miscellaneous bedding and general decoration in all gardens, large or small, but 

 especially in those where for want of space or numerous other reasons a separate 

 " Rose Garden " cannot be realised. 



At the present date I should recommend as twenty-four Ever-blooming Roses : 

 Corallina, Sulphurea, Enchantress, G. Nabonnand, Mme. C. P. Strassheim, Queen 

 Mab, Mme. Laurette Messimy, Camoens, Papa Gontier, Gloire des Polyantha, Comtesse 

 Festetics Hamilton, Mme. Abel Chatenay, Safrano, Mrs Bosanquet, Dainty, Fairy 

 Queen, Morning Glow, Salmonea, Chameleon, Marie Van Houtte, Madame Pernet- 

 Ducher, Augustine Guinoisseau, Marquise de Salisbury, La France. 



Of course, in speaking of Ever-blooming Roses for garden decoration I do not 

 mean to imply that they will bloom all the year round in this climate out-of-doors, 

 but they will bloom continually if removed at the end of the Rose season to the 

 warmth and shelter of glass-houses. 



Now, there are thousands of English people who see but little of their gardens 

 except at the short period when in residence at their country seats, which is with many 

 the late summer or early autumn, and at that season these Roses may be had in fullest 

 beauty. If the prospective position of these Roses is defined when clearing away the 

 remnants of the summer grouping plants (Geraniums, &c.) .in October they may be 

 made to take their place from other out-of-door positions in the garden, or they may 

 be obtained by purchase. When planting leave the earth rising well up among the 

 lower branches, placing small branches of evergreens among them for shelter from the 

 frosts and cold winds of winter and early spring. 



Here, however, is another and a safer, although I could not say altogether a better 

 plan. Purchase the plants in small pots in May, re-pot them in June, and grow them 

 either under glass or in the open, planting them out with the bedding plants in the 

 May following. Under this management if the early flowers (June) are not wanted it 

 is a good plan to pinch out the flower buds when about the size of a small pea, taking 

 care not to remove or injure any of the leaves. Dig them up after the summer and 

 autumn blooming, re-pot and remove to shelter, re-introducing them to any position in 

 the flower garden in the following spring. 



