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THE BOOK OF THE ROSE 



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case is the whole art of pruning more called for than 

 in fine old standards or pot Koses of this group, where 

 the production of a well-shaped head, thickly and 

 regularly covered with large blooms all out at once, 

 is sometimes a triumph of skill and training. Charles 

 Lawson is especially noticeable for its capabilities in 

 this way, when carefully trained as a pot Eose. 



Coupe d'Hebe, of a fresh pink with a cup]3ed shape, 

 is a name I can never forget, as it was the first rose — a 

 standard — I ever had of my own, about forty years ago. 

 Paul Ricaut is the best known crimson in this class. 



The Austrian Briar (R. lutea). — These are simply 

 wild Roses native in some parts of Europe, nearly 

 single, and lovely in colour. The Copper, as it is called, 

 is the form best known; it is quite single, the petals 

 being a most beautiful shade of coppery red, with 

 orange yellow inclined to buff on the under sides. 

 The others, Single Yellow, Persian Yellow, and Harri- 

 sonii are also noted for their colour, being hardly 

 surpassed in this point by any known Roses. The two 

 last named are double though by no means full, and 

 Harrisonii is the best grower, with a somewhat pendu- 

 lous habit. They like a dry soil, will not succeed in 

 suburban or smoky atmosphere, and all do best on 

 their own roots, the suckers being encouraged, and 

 taken off when rooted if required to form fresh plants. 

 It is best not to prune them at all, beyond cutting out 

 dead wood ; the shoots might be thinned, but there is 

 no advantage in this with single Roses, where quantity 

 of bloom is the thing desired ; and they should not be 

 shortened, as flower-bearing shoots often issue from the 

 buds near the tips. 



The Scotch Rose (R. spinosissima). — The "very 

 thorny" Rose is a briar native in the north of Great 



