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INSTRUCTION 44. 



HYBRID BRACTEATA. 



This is a new race of Roses, of which that charm- 

 ing variety Mermaid may be given as a typical 

 example. No matter how hard the shoots are cut back 

 the young growths are sure to bloom. The best way 

 to treat them is to thin out the old wood early in the 

 spring and shorten back the young shoots that may Oe 

 damaged by frosts. The type is best grown as 

 climbers against any wall or building, aspect not 

 material, but south-west wall for preference, or as a 

 pillar or large bush in the open. They are quite 

 hardy, Mermaid having withstood 30 dfegrees of frost 

 without injury. They gro^v and flower very freely 

 in the autumn. 



