142 THE FLOWER GARDEN COMPANION. 



Name. Color, Character, and Form. 



* Louis Bonaparte. rosy lilac; superb and profuse flowers. 

 *Madam Laffay. rosy crimson ; a most splendid variety ; cup. 

 *Marechal Soult. bright rosy purple ; imbricated and fragrant. 

 Mistress Elliott. rosy lilac ; vigorous free bloomer ; cup. 



* Prince Albert rich crimson ; vigorous and fragrant ; cup. 

 *Rivers. brilliant crimson ; fragrant profuse bloomer. 

 Rachel. bright rose ; cup. 



THE MICROPHTLLA, ("Small-leaved Rose.J 

 Carnea. rose ; large double. 



Violacea. violet purple ; upright growth. 



Alba odorata. double white, yellow centre. 



Maria Leonide. creamy white, blush centre. 



Planting and Pruning. As a general rule, the best time 

 for planting roses is early in the spring, when the ground is 

 in good order; although in some cases the hardy Garden 

 Roses may be planted with good advantage, on dry ground, 

 in the fall. The pruning may be done in the fall with the 

 hardy garden kinds, and in order to have them flower well 

 they should be pruned pretty close to the root to make the 

 plants throw up good, strong shoots of young wood ; for it is 

 from these the bunches of flowers are to be looked for. The 

 China and Monthly Roses should be pruned in the spring 

 they should have all the injured wood cut off, and their main 

 shoots shortened to make them throw out young wood. The 

 running roses should be simply thinned out of all the weak 

 shoots, leaving always plenty of young branches for flower- 

 ing, as it is on these they give their profuse wreaths of roses. 

 They should never be shortened, but simply take out the 

 dead wood, &c. 



