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book that finds its way into print. The name 

 of no editor or author is attached to this book 

 on roses, although the preface states its con- 

 tents is made up from sundry periodicals is- 

 sued by its publishers, and the names of some 

 special contributors are there given. As this 

 is the first volume of a " Library," it is to be 

 hoped that less modest persons than those re- 

 sponsible for the present book will be obtained 

 for later numbers. 



This book is not concerned with the es- 

 thetics of rose culture, but aims to tell, in as 

 concise a manner as possible, how they may be 

 grown and under what conditions success can 

 be obtained with them. It begins, therefore, 

 with a useful chapter on when, where and how 

 to plant. These subjects are treated with 

 much minuteness, hints on the soil, on making 

 beds, on handling newly arrived plants, and 

 other topics being given. A chapter on the 

 routine of work tells what to do during the 

 various months of the season. Pruning, in- 

 sects, diseases and spraying come in for their 

 share of information. A calendar of labor in 

 the rose garden, prepared with especial refer- 

 ence to the latitude of New York, is a practical 

 feature of great value. Roses for cut flowers 

 under glass, types and races, roses for special 

 purposes and roses of American origin com- 

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 mention of them hardly sets forth the wealth 

 of practical knowledge, the many useful hints 

 and other items of value which the book con- 

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