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TLOTVEES AXD THE TLOAYEE G-AEDE>'". 



is sweet, large in size, brilliant in colour, and free in 

 growth. The York and Lancaster rose, with its striped 

 petals, is much like it ; and the early crimson and the 

 common moss roses often do very well. Some rose-growers 

 give a long list of choice roses for planting near towns, but 

 in my own exj^erience, I have found the purchase of such 

 for gardens very close to London, or in any smoke-laden 

 locality, lead to disappointment. The five mentioned 

 above, and roses of similar habit and hardihood, will 

 give a fair variety of colour, and abundant sweetness, in 

 any small garden within three miles of the City. In 

 choosing roses for such situations, freedom of growth 

 must be considered, as well as hardiness ; and bushes or 

 any trees on their own roots are better than worked 

 plants, as being less likely to be lost from accidents. 

 The syringe in summer must be used often, as roses 

 cannot do well if the foliage is dirty. Lender unfavourable 

 circumstances it is of no use to attempt too much ; but if a 

 garden at Islington, or thereabouts as regards distance 

 from smoke-creating towns, can be made gay in summer 

 with fine cabbage and other common roses, and white 

 lilies, preceded by bulbs, daisies, and primroses, and 

 followed by dahlias and chrysanthemums, the owner will 

 have little cause to complain. 



Getting farther from the smoke, that chief among the 

 rose's enemies, we may have an endless variety of per- 

 petual, hybrid perpetual. Bourbon, tea-scented China, 

 Is'oisette, and China roses, and need only #hut out from 

 our collections those which are very tender or very 

 touchy. In such localities the list of kinds which will 

 not do is more easy to give than that of the choice kinds 

 which will thrive. 



All roses are included in the two great divisions — 

 summer-blooming and perpetuals. Summer roses mature 

 their buds and bloom, and then their flowering is over 

 until the next year ; perpetuals begin to bloom early or 

 rather late, according to the character of each, and pro- 

 duce buds and flowers in continued succession until 

 stopped by winter cold. 



Eose-trees are grown in various forms. Standard 



