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and belongs to the Bourbon class ; it is, however, ex- 

 ceedingly well worth a place in the beginner's collection. 

 The smooth, vigorous stems, richly coloured young 

 leaves and the profusion of fragrant flowers of a most 

 exquisite shade of rose pink, constitute its chief attrac- 

 tions ; considered together with its accommodating 

 nature and ease of cultivation, they should ensure its 

 entree into every rose garden worthy of the name. 



Hugh Dickson, a magnificent, rich-red rose, will, 

 with some attention to training, develop into a wonder- 

 ful bush. The strong, thick shoots, which are often six or 

 eight feet long, ought to be pegged down or bent down 

 and tied out to stakes, or even to the stem of the rose 

 tree itself, then the buds on the lower part of the stems 

 burst into growth. A far better display of bloom is 

 thus assured. Mrs. Stewart Clark is similar in manner 

 and in vigour of growth ; the flowers, which are very 

 large and shapely, are of rich satin rose colour. It needs 

 the same kind of treatment as Hugh Dickson. I have 

 these roses planted in a three-foot wide border at the foot 

 of a five-foot fence ; by preserving the vigorous growths 

 that develop each summer, and so bending them that 

 the ends can be pegged down or tied to the stem of the 

 rose bush ; by training them also along the fence, they 

 have both covered the latter and filled the border. 

 Little pruning is needed in any case after they are 

 established ; less than ever, if th6 growths are tied 

 down as described. One has merely to cut out an old 

 stem where there is a new one to take its place, and 

 to shorten to six or eight inches, the side shoots on the 



