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not require rich soil. Prune very little. 

 Type: Queen of the Belgians. 



BANKSIA. Habit: Climbing, slender; 

 rapid grower. Foliage: Dark green, glossy, 

 often only three leaflets. Prickles: None. 

 Flowers: Small (one inch across) in umbels, 

 once in the season May. Culture: In rich 

 soil in greenhouses in the North. Prune 

 very sparingly. Type: Yellow (scented like 

 violets). 



BENGAL OR CHINA (Monthly Rose). 

 Habit: Moderate, branching growth three to 

 five feet high. Foliage: Glaucous green, dark 

 above, pale beneath, three to seven leaflets. 

 Prickles: Brownish-red. Flower: Profuse 

 when well grown. Not fragrant. Small. 

 Produced all summer. Culture: Rich soil. 

 Prune close. Type: Agrippina. 



BOURBON. Habit: Vigorous. Intermedi- 

 ate between Bengal and Damask, with great 

 range. Foliage: Dark, lustrous, seven leaf- 

 lets. Prickles: Various. Flowers: Light 

 shades, generally with some purple, and pro- 

 duced in clusters all summer (some few do not 

 bloom freely in autumn). Culture: Rich soil. 

 Prune closely. If the shoots are cut back 

 immediately after flowering bloom will be 



