EOSES. 371 



Baltimore Belle. — Not quite as hardy as the preceding, the 

 extremities of the young shoots sufferiag in. extremely severe 

 ■winters, but the Eoses, which it yields in great profusion, are 

 most delicately beautiful. In color they are white, suffused with 

 a soft tint of blush ; quite double, and borne in very full clusters. 



Gem of the Prairies. — This is a new variety of much promise, 

 and though it has not yet been widely disseminated, and conse- 

 quently not yet submitted to a very thorough test in our climate, 

 it seems, so far as it has been tried, to be as hardy as the Queen 

 of the Prairie. It is claimed to be the product of cross fertiliza- 

 tion, between that hardy climber and Madam Laffay, which is 

 also a hardy Eose. The color of the flower is a light crimson, 

 with occasionally a white blotch ; it is of large size, perfectly 

 double, and fragrant. 



These three are the most desirable varieties for cultivation in 

 our climate. Those of the Ayrshire family wiU do very well to 

 run over a bank, where they will get some protection from the 

 snow, and by their proximity to the ground be somewhat sheltered. 

 The best of these is the Qiwen of the Belgians, which is a pure 

 white, and will flourish even ia a poor soU. 



Summer Eoses. — Under this head is grouped all the Eoses, 

 of whatever origin, which make no pretensions to being also 

 autumnal bloomers. It contains some very beautiful roses, well 

 worthy of being retained in every garden. The very best only 

 are mentioned in the descriptions which follow, no one of which 

 should be left out of any general collection. 



Aureti. — This is a very dark medium-sized rose ; when newly 

 opened it is of a blackish purple, with rich velvety petals. It ia 

 globular in form, and perfectly double. 



Boule de Nanteuil. — ^A large crimson-purple flower, the centre 

 sometimes fiery purple. It is a very handsome, showy Eose. 



Cabbage, or Common Provence. — ^Probably this is the oldest 

 Eose in cultivation, the Eose we have all played with in child- 

 hood, the thought of which is fraught with many memories. 

 And it is one of our prettiest Eoses still, double as a hundred 



