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though they do not bloom all tho year Uke the 

 Chinas or Teas, the majority of them bloom in the 

 autumn as well as in the summer. The foliagfe 

 of many of them is also so fine as to add another 

 element to their beauty. Many varieties also pro- 

 duce very good blooms from pyramidal plants, 

 though, of course, this is not a form that would be 

 chosen by the grower for exhibition, quantity of 

 bloom being far more to the purpose on pyramidal 

 Roses than the mere quality of individual blooms. 

 One of the oldest Hybrid Perpetual s, Baronne Pre- 

 vost, still forms one of the finest pyramids. 



Roses for Pyramids. — The following Hybrid 

 Perpetuals are among the best varieties for this 

 purpose. 



Anna Alexieff. — Bright salmon-rose, very large. 



Antoine Mouton. — Next to Paul Neron, the largest 

 Rose grown ; rose with reversing petals, silvery. 



Auguste Neumann. — Deep scarlet, shaded violet. 



Baron de Bonstetten. — Dark velvety-crimson. 



Baronne Saussmamn. — Light red, blooming in 

 clusters. 



Camille Bernardin. — ^Light red with white border. 



Charles Lefehvre, and the climbing variety, both 

 form capital pillars, and have been already described. 

 The flowers of the climber are, however, not equal to 

 the older and better variety. 



Charles Turner. — Vivid red, full and large. 



Comtesse de Serenye. — ^One of the best show Roses 

 of the soft rose-coloured dass, also a good pillar 

 Rose. 



Countess of Roselery. — Brilliant caimine. 



Dean of Windsor. — Rich vermilion, shaded with 

 crimson. 



Docteur Baillon. — Crimson-red, shaded with purple. 



Br. Sogg. — Pretty shell-shaped, deep violet. 



Duchess of Bedford. — Brilliant scarlet. 



Duke of Edinburgh. — Equally good as a show and 

 a pillar Rose ; its rich vermilion showing brilliantly 

 in contrast with other Roses when placed in a line 

 with them as a pillar. 



Egeria. — Delicate silvery-pink. 



Elie Morel. — Almost pure white, slightly tinted. 



Felicien Dawid. — ^Vivid red, suffused with scarlet. 

 . General Jacqueminot. — StiU one of the best for 

 pyramid or post, and one of the brightest of all the 

 scarlet Roses. 



Gloire de Bourg La Heine.— AhovA the most bril- 

 liant of all scarlet Roses. 



Glory of Cheshunt. — Bright crimson. 



John Bright. — Rich glowing crimson. 



Jules Margottin. — Rich rosy-carmine. 



Zouisa Wood.— Bright rose, very beautiful. 

 ^ Madame Mppolytc ./a)««8.— "White, with- a sli-ht 

 tint of rose. 



Madame Lacharme. — Pure white, slightly sufEusod 

 with rose ; these are very effective in bud. 



Madame Marie Cirodde. — Pure rose, large and full. 



Madlle. Eugenie Verdier. — Soft flesh-coloured rose. 



Magna Charta. — Bright pink, suffused with carmine. 



Marchioness of Exeter. — Clear rose, shaded with 

 cherry. 



Marechal Vaillant. — Brilliant crimson. 



Monsieur E. Y. Teas. — Rich purple-cerise. 



Mrs. Veitoh. — Bright rose, large and good. 



Paul Neron. — Deep rose, immense size. 



Penelope Mayo. — Rich carmine-red. 



President Grevy. — Rich purple -red, blooming in 

 dusters. 



President Willermoz. — Bright rose, large striking 

 foliage. 



Red Dragon.^— T)a.zz\xng crimson, very robust and 

 vigorous. 



Zeine des Blanches. — \Vhite, suffused with rose. 



* Souvenir de John Gould Veitch. — Crimson, shaded 

 with violet-purple. 



Thomas Methven. — Light carmine. 



Thomas Mills. — Rosy-carmine, with white stripes. 



Arches and Arbours. — Roses for arches, chains, 

 tent-beds, arbours, drooping pendants, &c., should all 

 be of similar character, and it would only confuse the 

 general reader to maintain any further distinction be- 

 tween them. They should be of climbing habit, have 

 small and semi-evergreen leaves, flower in dusters 

 or very profusely, and continue in bloom as long as 

 possible. Hence if only sufficiently hardy, and could 

 it be induced to bloom perpetually or twice a year, 

 which it occasionally does to some extent, there is no 

 Rose to equal the Banksian as a climbing chain or 

 drooping Rose. As seeing is said to be believing, we 

 give an illustration ia proof of this statement. 



Unfortunately, however, it is scarcely sufficiently 

 hardy for our climate, though, as it is seldom actually 

 killed in the open, it is worth growing in warm and 

 sheltered places for the simple grace, decorative and 

 clothing value, of its leaves and "branchlets alone. 

 Crossed with the Stanwell or Perpetual-flowering 

 Scotch Rose, the Banksian might produce a race 

 of most valuable climbing Roses, combining the 

 rare and valuable qualities of extreme hardiness, 

 delicious fragrance, and small leaves and flowers, 

 and plenty of the latter in continuity. As the hardy 

 Scotch Perpetual Rose is one of the sweetest of all 

 the many deliciously fragrant Roses, and is also a 

 stronger grower than any other of its interesting 

 class, it might be used to clothe the bottom of arches, 

 or run up the pillars of arbours, to form supports 

 for drooping chains, &c. 



Where the Mar6chal Niel Rose can live in the open 

 thi-ongh. the vrinter, it forms a magnificent Rose for 



