58 dreer's garden calendar. 



Aiilla, pink and scarlet. La Italien, white, scarlet and 



Astoria, yellow ground with scar. crimson. 



Annie of Austria, blush, striped Mad'lle Mion, crimson, maroon 



with crimson. stripe. 



Brightness, rich dazzling scarlet Monte Royal, pink, striped scar- 

 Bunker Hill, large deep crimson. let. 



Defiance, crimson, shaded with Mt. St. Bernard, maroon, 



purple. Maria Cabel, lgiht crimson. 

 De Rontaine, orange, purple edge. striped red. 



Etoile du Marie, purple and white. Mont Blanc, pure white. 



Little Beauty, buff, flaked with Mon Triomphe, lilac shaded with 



crimson. crimson. 



La Purite, deep carmine, the finest Mad'lle Yernay, light buff, car- 



and freest flowering. mine stripe. 



La Florifere, rose changing to Malmaison, French white. 



white. THETES,pure white. 



La Belgiqve, pure white and crim. Union, rose crimson stripe. 



THE ROSE. 



The Rose still maintains its position as the most attractive of flowers. 

 Every year adds a large number of varieties to our extended lists, new 

 at least in name if not in character: and it shall be our especial en- 

 deavor, after careful comparisons, to point out such of them as show a 

 decided improvement in their leading characteristics over pre-existing 

 varieties. 



Our collection of Roses is now admitted to be one of the most com- 

 plete, having been enriched, by direct importation, with the latest 

 popular sorts. The repeated award of the highest premiums by the 

 Pennsylvania Horticultural Society is sufficient evidence of their merit. 



EVER-BLOOMING ROSES cannot be secured unless the plants are 

 kept in a vigorous growing condition. To derive the greatest enjoy- 

 ment from rose cultrs:,e, beds should be prepared exclusively for their 

 benefit. 



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, 

 etc. 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 will 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 Teeble, 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 de- 

 veloped and beautiful flowers. 



