THE ROSE 



This class includes the Provence, the Mosses, the 

 Scotch and Austrian kinds, Harrison's Yellow, 

 Madame Plantier, and the climbers. 



The Hybrid Perpetuals bloom profusely in 

 early summer, and sparingly thereafter, at in- 

 tervals, until the coming of cold weather. These 

 are, in many respects, the most beautiful of all 

 Roses. 



The ever-bloomers are made up of Bengal, 

 Bourbon, Tea and Noisette varieties. These are 

 small in habit of growth, but exquisitely beauti- 

 ful in form and color, and most kinds are so de- 

 lightfully fragrant, and flower so freely from 

 June to the coming of cold weather, that no gar- 

 den should be without a bed of them. 



The Rugosa Roses are more valuable as shrubs 

 than as flowering plants, though their large, 

 bright, single flowers are extremely attractive. 

 Their chief attraction is their beautifully 

 crinkled foliage, of a rich green, and their bright 

 crimson fruit which is retained throughout the 

 season. This class gives flowers, at intervals, 

 from June to October. 



Hybrid Perpetuals must be given special 

 treatment in order to secure flowers from them 

 throughout the season. Their blossoms are 

 always produced on new growth, therefore, if 



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