212 THE FLORIST AND 



continuance of bloom during the season; in dry weather they should 

 he liberally supplied with rich water or soap suds, or if the ground 

 has been abundantly manured, water of any Hescription will suit ; 

 observing that one copious supply once a week is better than a small 

 portion every day. 



Noisette Roses are those clustering sqrts that bloom from early 

 in the season till destroyed by frost \ their flowers are generally 

 small, though there are now some of them nearly as large as any 

 others, but the size takes from their profusion. The growth of the 

 family is of all grades, from 1 fopt to 20 feet in a season ; unfortu- 

 nately for us, however, the finer kinds are rather tender, being near- 

 ly or entirely killed in our severe winters. Those tender kinds of 

 greatest splendor are Lamarque, Cloth of Gold, ^olfatare, La Vic- 

 torieuse. These are hybridised with the Tea Rose, making them 

 more tender ; but for milder climates than Philadelphia the splen- 

 dor of them equals any description. A friend writes me from 

 Texas, thet Cloth of Gold reaches the 3d story, and is in blopm 9 

 months of the year, and its odor equal to the magnolia. In pruning 

 Noisette Roses, thin out the old wood, and shorten the wood of the 

 previous season. The young wood should always be allowed to 

 have its full growth, as it is most frequently terminated with a clus- 

 ter of flowers ; the sorts without encroaching upon their beauties 

 might be cm-tailed \o one full dozen, which would comprise as 

 follows : 



Aimie Vibert, pure white, very compact, a dwarf grower. 



Cloth of Gold, a very luxuriant grower, requiring dry rich soil; 

 flowers quite large, frequently 5 inches in diameter, opening a bright 

 lemon yellow, and fading to a pale straw color; should be protected 

 by covering in winter. 



Despr" ez or Jaune Desprez, flowers buif color shaded with pink, in 

 profuse clusters, very fragrant, plant vigorous, 



Felienberg, color pink, red, or crimson as the season may be ; a 

 constant bloomer — -does very well for a piazza or pillar, quite 

 hardy. 



Lafavette, this old fine pink rose must not be neglected ; there 



