BNOYCLOPHDIA OF GARDENING. 
bed or tub to be provided with 3in. of drainage. Plant, Sept. to 
Nov. or March. Prune shoots first year to within 8in. of base at 
time of planting; second & future years to 6 or 8 in. immediately after 
flowering. Water freely, March to Nov.; keep nearly dry afterwards. 
apply stimulants weekly, April to Sept. to established plants. Syringe 
daily in spring. Admit air freely in summer & autumn to ripen 
shoots. 
PropaGation: Propagate by seeds sown 4 in. deep in light sandy 
soil in cold frame in March or April, or }in. deep in ordinary soil 
outdoors in April, transplanting seedlings when a year old; cuttings, 
6 to 8in. long, inserted in pots of sandy soil in cold frame in Oct., or 
in sheltered position outdoors, Sept. to Nov.; or by small side shoots of 
tea-scented & other kinds removed with a little of old stem attached, 
& inserted in small pots of light sandy soil in summer under a bell- 
glass or in a propagator; by budding in July; grafting in Feb. or 
March in a temp. 55° to 65°; layering in Sept. or Oct. 
SPECIES CULTIVATED: R. acicularis, blush, June, 6 to 8 ft., Siberia; alba, 
white, June, 6 ft., Europe; alpina (Syn. R. inermis), pink, June, 8 ft.. Europe, 
one of the parents of the Boursault Rose), Banksie (Banksian Rose), white, Junc, 
15 to 20 ft., China, and its varieties flore pleno (double) and lutea (yellow); 
arvensis (Ayrshire Rose), white or rose, 10 to 15 ft., Europe (Britain); blanda 
(Syn. I. lucida), rose, June, 3 ft., N. America; bourboniana (Bourbon Rose), one 
of the parents—the other indica—of the Bourbon class of roses; bracteata 
(Macartney Rose), white, July, 2 ft., China; canina (Dog Rose), pink, June, 6 ft., 
Britain; cinnamomea (Cinnamon Rose), red, May, 4 to 6 ft., N. Temp. Zone, and its 
variety flore pleno (double); damascena (Damask Rose), white and red, June, 
4 ft.; gallica centifolia (Cabbage Rose), rosy purple, June, 6 ft., Europe; gallica 
muscosa (Moss Rose), rose, June, 4 to 6 ft.; gallica provincialis (Provence Rose), 
white, fragrant, June, 4 to 6 ft.; gigantea, white and yellow, June, climber, 
Burma; Hardii, yellow, June, hybrid; indica (China or Monthly Rose), red, June, 
6 to 10 ft., China; indica fragrans (Syn. R. odorata) Tea rose, various colours; 
indica minima (Fairy Rose), Syn. R. lawrenciana, pink, etc., June, 1 to 2 ft., 
indica sanguinea (Crimson China Rose), crimson, summer, 6 to 10 ft.; lutea 
(Austrian Briar), yellow, June, 3 ft., Orient; laevigata (Cherokee Rose), white, 
June, 6 to 10 ft., China; macrantha, red, June, 4 ft., Europe; moschata (Musk 
Rose), yellow and white, summer, 10 to 12 ft., S. Europe; multiflora (Polyantha 
Rose), white, pink, etc., June, 10 to 12 ft., China and Japan; noisettiana (Noisette 
Rose), a hybrid and parent of Noisette type; rubiginosa (Sweet Briar), pink, June, 
5 ft., Europe; pomifera (Apple Rose), pink, June, Europe; rugosa (Japanese Rose), 
red, June, 6 ft., Japan; sempervirens (Evergreen Rose), white, June, S. Europe; 
spinosissima (Scotch or Burnet Rose), white, May, 2 ft., Europe (Britain); 
wichuriana, white, summer, 6 to 10 ft., Japan, parent of the trailing type, such as 
Dorothy Perkins. The old rose grown in gardens under the name of ‘‘ Seven 
Sieters*’ is a form of R. multiflora (called Grevillei), colour, purplish. 
Rosary-plant (Abrus precatorius).—See Abrus. 
Rose.—See Rosa. Seer oe a 
Rose Acacia (Robinia hispida) —See Robinia. 
Rose Apple (Eugenia Jambos).—See Eugenia. 
Rose Bay (Nerium oleander).—See Nerium. . 
Rose-bay Willow-herb (Epilobium angustifolium). — See 
Epilobium. 
Rose Box (Cotoneaster microphylla)—See Cotoneaster. 
Rose Campion (Lychnis coronaria).—See Lychnis. 
Rose Mallow.—See Hibiscus. _ ; 
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis)—See Rosmarinus. 
Rose of Heaven (Lychnis Ceeli-rosa).—See Lychnis. 
Rose of Jericho (Anastatica Hierochuntica).—See Anastatica. 
Rose of Sharon (Hypericum calycinum).—See Hypericum. 
Rose Pink (Sabbatia campestris)—See Sabbatia. 
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