The Rose Manual. 263 



Protecting Bourbon Roses. — Tlie Bourbons generally make fine stand- 

 ard plants, either on low or high stems ; as they are nearly all of strong 

 growth, and produce a constant succession of bloom the whole season, 

 they require to be highly nourished, either with rich soils, or copious 

 waterings with liquid manure. If on standards, the tops of them will be 

 benefited if protected as advised for Tea and Bengal roses ; or the whole 

 plant may be removed to a shaded situation, where, after sheltering them, 

 lay them in by the heels, and cover them with boards ; when spring opens 

 prune them close, and plant them where desired, in fresh prepared soil. 

 This removal is even beneficial to them, for it is well known to all grow- 

 ers that the Rose is improved by change of soil, unless it be in those deep 

 alluvial soils that have never been cultivated ; in such, the roots run year- 

 ly in quest of, and obtain, genial nourishment for any length of time. 

 But in the eastern and northern states, it is absolutely necessary to lift the 

 plants that are budded, and place them under protection. Those grown 

 on their own roots may be well surrounded with dry leaves, which will 

 protect them from the sudden changes of our winter seasons in latitudes 

 north of this ; and even if their tops be destroyed, they will push vigor- 

 ously from the roots, and produce their flowers in full perfection. They 

 should not be allowed to go to seed ; remove the flower stems as soon as 

 they are faded ; it increases the reproduction of bloom. — Id. pp. 145 and 

 146. 



The Bourbon Rose, according to Mr. Biiist, was intro- 

 duced to this country by Mr Thomas Hibbert of Philadel- 

 phia, in 1828, having been first received in France from 

 the Isle de Bourbon, in IS22. The varieties now number 

 upwards of a hundred. 



The only fault we have to find with Mr. Buist's Manual 

 is the gross mistakes in the spelling of the names ; a few 

 errors among such a multitude of French names would 

 be pardonable; but they occur too often: should anoth- 

 er edition be issued, we trust this fault will be correct- 

 ed. 



Mr. Rivers, in the preface to his work, states, that he has 

 given " the result of twenty years' experience, gained by 

 the culture of roses on a much larger scale than anywhere 

 in Europe," ten or twelve acres being entirely devoted to 

 the cultivation of select varieties. In addition to descrip- 

 tions of all the choicest kinds, he has added instructions 

 for budding, grafting, and propagating, and the best mode 

 of cultivating the various classes. 



Mr. Rivers has raised several Seedling roses, some of 

 which are the best of their class. Geo. IV., Ayrshire 

 Queen, and Princess Royal Moss are three of the finest he 

 has produced. 



