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remedy. Water, as hot as the hand can 

 bear, with permanganate of potash 

 dissolved in it I have found effectual if 

 applied forcibly in a fine spray with a 

 syringe. 



Hose Bust [Phragmidium inucro- 

 natwm), which disfigures the leaves of 

 Hybrid Perpetuals with orange-yellow 

 spots, and any other fungoid disease may 

 be checked if not destroyed by the same 

 means, or sprayed with liver of sulphur 

 at the rate of about 1 oz. to 10 gallons 

 of water. 



Green Fly. — These are very fond of 

 sucking the sap out of the young and 

 tender shoots. A simple remedy is to 

 syringe the plants with warm water in 

 which a little soft soap has been added, 

 and perhaps a little petroleum — about a 

 teaspoonfal to a gallon, thoroughly mixing 

 the whole with the syringe. 



The caterpillars of various moths also 

 play havoc with Rose leaves, and the only 

 sure remedy for these is to pick them off 

 and kill them. It is a nasty process, but 

 it must be done if the bushes are to retain 

 anything like a decent appearance, and 

 produce good flowers. 



In the following pages brief descrip- 

 tions are given of the best kinds of Roses 

 for garden purposes. The varieties have 

 been classified in sections usually adopted 

 by rosarians, and in the more important 

 classes, like the Hybrid Perpetual and Teia- 

 Scented, they have been further subdivided 

 according to the prevailing coloiur. No 

 attempt has been made to make a short 

 and select list of varieties. Such lists are 

 often misleading, as they are for the most 

 part based on the experience of a few in- 

 dividuals who usually record only the 

 varieties that succeed or fail in their own 

 particular garden. 



HYBRID PERPETUAL ROSES. 



It is a stretch of the imagination to 

 call these Roses ' Perpetual ' in the 

 sense of lasting a long time in bloom, 

 as comparatively few of them bear 

 flowers after August. Indeed many of 

 the beautiful Tea Roses remain much 

 longer in bloom than the Hybrid 

 Perpetuals. The latter are supposed to 

 be the outcome of hybridising and select- 

 ing the best forms of B. gallica and 

 li. damascena, the first step in the 

 process being a hybrid named B. Port- 

 landdca after a Duchess of Portland who 

 was a great lover of Roses in the eighteenth 



century. In the course of time, however, 

 they seem to have become so much mixed 

 up with other sections that it is practically 

 impossible to trace their origin. 



The following is a list of the best 

 Hybrid Perpetuals, but it must be borne 

 in mind that new ones are being added 

 every year by British and Continental 

 Rose-growers. Those who seek novelties 

 should therefore consult nurserymen's 

 catalogues every season. 



The varieties are arranged according 

 to the predominant colour of the flowers, 

 as it is often convenient to make a selec- 

 tion of a particular tint. For general 

 culture and propagation see p. 382. 



Shades of Red, Crimson, Carmine &c. 



Abel Carriers, rich velvety maroon, 

 large and well formed. 



Alfred Colomb (Marshal P. Wilder), 

 bright carmine-red, large, full, and 

 globular. 



A. K. Williams, bright reddish-crim- 

 son, large, and of beautiful form. 



Anna de Diesbach, brilliant carmine, 

 beautifully formed, large and cupped. 



Ards Bover, splendid crimson. 



Auguste Neuman, velvety crimson, 

 full, and good habit. 



Bacchus, crimson, shaded violet- 

 maroon, free. 



Baronne de Bonstetten, intensely 

 dark velvety crimson, medium size. 



Beauty of Waltham. bright rosy 

 crimson, large, cupped, and finely formed ; 

 very fragrant. 



Blaclc Prince, very dark crimson, 

 richly shaded. 



Camille Bernardin, bright red, large 

 and full, fine form. 



Captain Hayivard, bright carmine- 

 crimson, a new shade of colour ; fine and 

 full. 



diaries Darwin, deep rich crimson, 

 large and full. 



Charles Oater, the finest new crimson 

 Rose of late years, large globular flowers 

 of brownish-red. 



Charles Lefebvre {Marguerite Bras- 

 sac, Paul Jamain), brilliant velvety 

 crimson, cupped, and weU formed. 



Climbing Duchess of Norfolk, bright 

 crimson, fine shape, fragrant. 



Climbing Mtienne Level, fine car- 

 mine-red, globular, good habit. 



Climbing Jules Margottin, bright, 

 scarlet, perfect shape, very fragrant. 



