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A fresh loamy soil, enriched with well-rotted cow-manure, we have 

 found the best, and their fertility preserved by yearly top-dressing 

 with well-rotted manure. 



Protection. Many of the most desirable of the free blooming roses 

 are liable to injury from severe winters, and are covered with straw, &c,, 

 to protect them from heavy frosts. The simplest and surest method 

 is to bend down the stem, and peg them close to the ground, then 

 draw the earth over them, so that they Avill be covered about one inch 

 deep. Where they stand so close as to render it difficult to cover in 

 this manner, additional soil or sand should be procured to effect a 

 thorough protection. 



Pruning is also very essential to insure a successful bloom from year 

 to year. Without this care, the bushes will become feeble, stunted 

 and enveloped in thick, half dead brush, and the flowers will be few 

 and imperfect. With proper management, on the contrary, the plants 

 may be kept healthy, vigorous, and afford yearly a profusion of fully 

 developed and beautiful flowers. 



EEMOHTAOT, OE HYBEID PSEPETUAL EOSES. 



This class is very popular, combining the vigor of the hardy garden 

 rose with the frequent blooming qualities of several other classes; some 

 of the sorts are also very fragrant. The following is a select list of 

 the latest introductions., all on their own roots. 



Price 75 cents each ; $7 -50 per dozen. 

 ABBE BEELESE— Cherry shaded with carmine. 

 ACHILLE GONOD— Bright carmine. 



BARON PREVOST MARBRE— Rose, marbled with carmine. 

 BELLE ROSE— Clear rose, globular. 

 DENNIS HELYE — Rosy carmine, superb. 

 JEAN ROSENCRANTZ— Coral red. 

 KING'S ACRE— Large full vermilion. 

 MADAME CHARLES VERDIER— Very large, clear rose. 



" ELIZA VILMORIN— Vermilion, shaded maroon. 



MAD'LLE AMELIA HALPH EN— Beautiful rosy carmine. 

 MONSIEUR DE PONTBRIAND— Dark crimson. 

 RED BOWER— Dark rose. 

 SEMIRAMIS— Pale rose, globular. 

 DR. ANDRY — Carmine, imbricated. 

 GEN'L HAUPOULD— Rosy scarlet. 

 JULES LAV AY— Rosy blush. 

 MADAME ANDRE LEROY— Rosy salmon. 

 MAD'LLE LEONIE PERSIN— Rose, silvery shade. 

 THERESE LE VET— Brilliant rose. 

 " LOIDE DE FALLOUX— White, shaded with rose. 



MON'S BONCENNE— Blackish purple. 



PRINCE EUGEN'E BEAUHARNAIS— Fiery-red, shaded purple. 

 ROSA-MUNDI— Clear rose. 

 SOUV'R D'UN MERE— Rose cherry centre. 

 TELE MAQUE— Purple. 



