NEW GUIDE TO ROSE CULTURE. 



•ceedingly fragrant, beautiful in color, and of rapid growth, they seem to com- 

 t)ine all the desirable qualities of our best bedding plants. 



Large Roses. — We are sometimes asked for Large Roses. Persons say they 

 wish them for immediate effect. In some cases large plants may be desirable, 

 but not often, the full-blown flowers that are usually on these when purchased, 

 are likely to be the only bloom you get, perhaps they may open another bud or 

 two for a short time, but they mostly stand still all summer looking sick and 

 forlorn. The reason is plain ; they have been forced to large growth and bloom, 

 and are already tired and past their prime, they need rest and are much harder 

 to start than smaller ones. 



Our Roses, Instead of having been forced into bloom, have, to a large ex- 

 tent, been kept from blooming, and are ready to begin at once. Their strength 

 and vigor impels them to come forward rapidly in growth and bloom as soon as 

 they have opportunity. It is safe to say that in the course of the season they will 

 produce ten times as many flowers as the large Roses usually sold by Florists. 



ROSES IN BEDS OR MASSES. 



To produce the finest effect, Roses should undoubtedly be planted in beds 

 or masses — no other flowers should be planted with them. When convenient, 

 circular beds are perhaps the most desirable. These should be highest in the 

 middle, sloping gradually to the edge. A bed 12 feet in diameter will contain 

 about 1 50 Roses. Deep colors are usually preferred for massing ; and 

 small beds of distinct colors are preferable to a large bed of promiscuous 

 varieties. The plan of planting but one sort in a bed is probably best of all. 

 As it is important to have a regular and even growth, varieties of different 

 styles of growth do not look well together. For the convenience of those 

 wishing to plant largely in masses, we append a short list of varieties suitable 

 for the purpose — these can be furnished by the hundred or thousand at very 

 reasonable rates, which can be had on application, stating the varieties and 

 number wanted. 



Ever-Blooming Roses— Suitable for massing. 



Dark Red, Bright Pink. White. 



Agrippina, Emp. Russia, Bella, 



•Cramoise Superior, • Regalis, Julia Manais, 



Lucullus, Pink Dailey, Mad. Bra vy, 



Louis Phillip, Melville, Duch. Thuringe, 



^anguinea. Duchesse Brabant, White Tea. 



Hybrid Perpetual Roses— Suitable for massing. 



Dark Red. Bright Pink. White. 



Trince Albert, Belle de Normandy, Alfred de Rougemont, 



Duplessis de Morny, Anna de Diesbach, Coquette des Blanches, 



Count Bismarck, La France, Coquette des Alpes, 



Giant of Battles, John Hopper, Lady Emily Peel, 



^Gen. Washington. La Reine. Baron Maynard. 



WINTER PROTECTION OF ROSES. 



A plant well wintered is worth so much more than one taken in and newly- 

 planted in the spring, that it is very desirable to protect them without removal, 

 when possible. This can readily be done in most locations by either of the 

 methods given below. A rose may be winter-killed quite to the ground, but if 



